Predators Agree to Terms With David Legwand

[VodkaFish]

Nashville, Tenn. - Nashville Predators Executive Vice President/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has agreed to terms with restricted free-agent forward David Legwand (DAY-vihd LEHG-wahnd) on a two-year contract.

Legwand, 25 (8/17/80), was limited to 44 games due to a knee injury in 2005-06 and posted 26 points (7g-19a) for Nashville. The Detroit native tied for second on the club with five game-winning goals and the Predators posted a record of 30-9-5 with him in the lineup.

Nashville's first-ever NHL Entry Draft selection (second overall in 1998), Legwand is one of only four players to record 200 points and 400 games as a Predator. In 406 career NHL games, the 6-2, 190-pound pivot has posted 79 goals and 141 assists (79g-141a-220pts). He ranks fourth on the Predators' all-time games played and goals lists and fifth among franchise leaders in both assists and points.

[DaleHunter32]

Amazing this team actually re-signed him. I thought Polie was going to trade him and another couple of players for a 6th rounder in 08'.

wonder what this means for Greg Johnson?

[NJDevils17]

Originally Posted by DaleHunter32

Amazing this team actually re-signed him. I thought Polie was going to trade him and another couple of players for a 6th rounder in 08'.

wonder what this means for Greg Johnson?

i don't think the preds will re-sign him. he's old so i guess he'll be signing a 1 year deal somewhere else just like about every other UFA 35 and older.

[Jensen]

Originally Posted by DaleHunter32

Amazing this team actually re-signed him. I thought Polie was going to trade him and another couple of players for a 6th rounder in 08'.

wonder what this means for Greg Johnson?

Why is it amazing they re-signed him? He's a pretty good player, and would fit in well on the 2nd line.

[DaleHunter32]

B/c i didn't think Polie was in the Market to keep any of his players, after the last 2 awful trades he made

Walker for Vasicek

Hall and Pivko for a 3rd rounder

Other than the young guys Legwand is the only guy they have re-signed so far

Witt, Sillinger both gone

[admirals89]

this is dumb and a waste of 2 years

[Jensen]

Originally Posted by admirals89

this is dumb and a waste of 2 years

How? Legwand is not that bad of a player. He'll probably play 2nd line center, and put up decent numbers.

[Cat Smasher]

He has not developed into the player many thought he would become. 40-50 points top.

[forsberg21]

hes still young, has has potential. Good signing i think.

[DaleHunter32]

this is just another case of a guy going top 5 in the draft and if he doesn't put up 50-60 a year in the first couple years he's automatically dubbed a bust.

Bottom line they had to sign this guy. The centers are:
Arnott
Legwand
Fiddler
Smithson (if he's full time NHL)
Scott Nichol (4th line center at best)
Vasicek

they lost Sillinger, Johnson looks to be on his way out, and I have no clue what they're going to do about Perreault since he is an UFA.

Not one of those people i have listed fit into a 2nd line center except Legwand (IMO). The center FA's this year were slim pickens (they probably picked up the best out there in Arnott; exluding Gomez), i should know i'm a caps fan and we have been looking for one for the past 12 months

[bengino]

it's amazing how people find that a guy who produces 40-50 points is a bust, not every first rounder can put up Ovechkin-Crosby like numbers. If the price is "right" this can be decent.

[Isles4life]

He was a second overall pick if I remember right. No one expects Ovechkin-Crosby numbers, but he was drafted for offensive talent and he hasn't really translated it into the NHL at all.

[Kikuchiyo]

Olli Jokinen went 3rd overall in '97. From 1998 to 2002 O.J. tallied 87 points in 315 games. Look at him now.

I wouldn't give up all hope on Legwand just yet.

[Isles4life]

Originally Posted by Kikuchiyo

Olli Jokinen went 3rd overall in '97. From 1998 to 2002 O.J. tallied 87 points in 315 games. Look at him now.

I wouldn't give up all hope on Legwand just yet.

I believe Legwand is taking a little longer than Olli to break through.