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Poile Adds Parenteau, Pleased with Preds Roster
New Preds winger P. A. Parenteau
Prior to Wednesday’s NHL Trade Deadline, Predators General Manager David Poile said he would be content with his club’s roster even if he didn’t make any further moves.
He’s even happier with it now.
The Preds acquired forward P.A. Parenteau from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, an acquisition that should help the team down the stretch.
A veteran forward with 13 goals and 27 points this season with the Devils, the 33-year-old Parenteau has the capability to put the puck in the net, and Poile believes he could fit anywhere on Nashville’s top three forward lines.
“We were just looking for some depth on our top nine forwards, little bit of competition for our offensive guys,” Poile said. “This is a real good add, a guy that has pretty good stats this year – 13 goals already and certainly can jump into our top three lines and give us a little bit of an offensive boost. He’s also really good at shootouts, which I suspect we’ll have a few more of those before the year is over. It just feels like a really good add to our hockey club to make us a little bit deeper than we were before we made the trade.”
Nashville, TN – December 3: Matt Irwin #52 of the Nashville Predators defends against PA Parenteau #11 of the New Jersey Devils during an NHL game at Bridgestone Arena on December 3, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nashville, TN – December 3: Matt Irwin #52 of the Nashville Predators defends against PA Parenteau #11 of the New Jersey Devils during an NHL game at Bridgestone Arena on December 3, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. John Russell
Prior to the deadline, Poile had already dealt for veteran forwards Cody McLeod and Vernon Fiddler, and combined with the addition of players like Matt Irwin, Yannick Weber and Juuse Saros, the general manager likes the look of his roster with less than six weeks remaining in the regular season.
“I didn’t think we needed to do too much based on the depth that we had and the way everybody was playing,” Poile said. “I think less disruption is probably better at this time, and I think Parenteau being a veteran player should probably assimilate to our team pretty easily.”
The recent play of the team certainly helped the comfort level. Nashville has points in six consecutive games, and with players like Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson, Roman Josi and P.K. Subban – just to name a few – elevating their games as of late, Poile has reason to believe the best is yet to come.
“The feeling is good, we’re finding different ways to win games and one of the things that’s really jumping out at us is our offense has been the best it’s been in years,” Poile said. “We have some good things going on all three of our top lines, and we’re producing, so we’re playing very exciting hockey.” Then our defense, which we felt was going to be really good at the beginning of the season, is finally healthy and everybody is probably getting into top form, and I really think that’s making a huge difference in our team… I think we’re going in the right direction.”
4/1/17–Ragsdale Cemetery Cleanup
8AM until complete. Rain Date is Saturday April 8th at 8AM. Volunteers are needed. Bring tools and snacks.
3/18/17–Country Ham Breakfast Shady Grove Comm Center
Country Ham Breakfast, Shady Grove Community Center, 5261 Shady Grove
Road, Morrison, Coffee County, TN
March 18, 2017 7:00 to 10:00 AM Adults $6:00 – Children 6 and under $3.00.
Proceeds going towards upkeep of Community Center.
3/11/17 — Cecil “Blue” G. Blackman
Cecil “Blue” G Blackman of Cowan, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017
at
Tennova Healthcare – Harton at the age of 72. Memorial Services are
scheduled for 2 PM, Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with visitation from 12 PM until the service time.
A native of Oregon, he was the son of the late George and Opal Taylor
Blackman. He was a truck driver and was very proud of owning and operating
his own rig. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and watching car racing. His
favorite activities were spending time with his family and playing with his
dog, Romeo.
Mr. Blackman is survived by his wife, Evelyn Blackman of Cowan; sons,
Christopher George Blackman of KY, Jason and John Blackman, both of
Davidson County; step-sons, Terry Wayne Westmoreland and his wife, Marie of
Nashville and Raymond Allen Westmoreland and his wife, Jennifer of
Springfield; step-daughters, Robin and Linda Sue Zajac and her husband, Joe
of Goodlettsville; brother Timothy George Blackman and his wife, Andrea of
IL; sister, Teri Gimpert and her husband, Denny of Miami and eleven
grandchildren.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
3/4/17 — Debra Jeanette Holder
Debra Jeanette Holder of Manchester, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the age of 51 years. Graveside services are scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 10 AM at Farrar Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, March 3, 2017 from 5 – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
A native of Blue Island, IL, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Holder and Barbara Whipple Holder of Tullahoma. She loved music and enjoyed singing. She also enjoyed swimming, playing basketball and tennis and reading.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her son, Dustin Logan Holder Blackman and her grandmother, Lillie Bell Smith.
Debra is survived by her mother, Barbara Holder of Tullahoma; grandmother, Ida Meadows of Tullahoma; boyfriend, James Phelps of Nashville; two brothers, Joseph Holder of Beech Grove and David Holder of Lakeland, FL; nephews, Jay Holder of Beech Grove, Davey, Mitchell, and Shane Holder of Lakeland, FL; nieces, Jennifer Frye of Wartrace and Bobbie Lee Holder of Beech Grove; uncle, Wayne Ward of Tullahoma and many great nieces, great nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
2/28/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Lonnie Pack, 47 — Pizza Winner!
Cindy Brewer
Josh Shelton, 32
Weather Forces Tuesday Cancellations
Weather played havoc on the 2nd day of the prep spring sports schedule on Tuesday as 4 events were postponed and a scrimmage game was canceled.
The Coffee County Middle School Baseball and softball teams were set to host their home opener on Tuesday night out at CCMS against White County. Both teams were coming off of wins on Monday in Sparta. The conference games were postponed and each will be made up on Saturday, March 4th, beginning at 11 AM.
The Coffee County Middle School soccer team had their season opening game rained out at Sparta on Tuesday. That match has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 2nd, at 5 PM in Sparta.
The Westwood Rockets soccer season opener at Dyer-Bouldin Field was washed out on Tuesday evening. The two-time defending conference champion Rockets were set to open the season at home against conference rival Cascade. That match was postponed and a make-up has not yet been scheduled.
And the Coffee County Central High School soccer team had their Tuesday night scrimmage game with Siegel cancelled due to weather. The Red Raiders were able to schedule a replacement game with Stewarts Creek for Thursday night at the Raider Soccer Field behind the Raider Academy. The Raiders will host the Red Hawks in a pair of games with a varsity game at 5 and a JV match at 7 on Thursday night.
Remember to keep up with schedule changes and cancellations, “Like” Thunder Radio on Facebook. We will give you up to the minute schedule information on your favorite social media platform.
Tullahoma Fire being Investigated
Tullahoma Police and Fire Departments were sent on Feb. 25 to a residence on East Hogan Street.
When Officers Sgt. Chase Sons, Officers Matt Pruitt, Randy Baltimore, Taylor Gannon and Jamason Wells arrived they found the house on fire. According to a police report, Baltimore quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher out of his patrol car and Wells began to spray the fire through a broken window.
The other officers attempted to enter the residence and were able to get in through a back door. They searched the house and found that there was no one inside.
By then the fire department arrived and quickly extinguished “hot spots” in the house.
Firefighters and officers found the damage to the house included a broken window, the outside window area and siding. Also a mattress, box springs and pillow were also damaged. There was an odor of what appeared to be gasoline on the mattress. There was also what appeared to be a melted plastic bottle melted into the mattress. There were also matches found.
Detective Tyler Hatfield is investigating the fire and has interviewed several individuals.
Area Coach being Investigating
An investigation has been opened just hours after the girls basketball coach at Grundy County, Johnathan Shedd resigned.
The Grundy County Sheriff’s office confirms it is investigating missing money from the high school booster club.
According to school officials, Shedd says he resigned because of false allegations and concerns for himself and his family.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s office has been called to investigate the matter, and they and the sheriff’s department are waiting to interview Shedd.
Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says a new treasurer took over in October and she is the one who reported the money missing to his office last week.
The investigation comes after parents brought a storm of complaints to the school board at the beginning of the month.
The sheriff however, says the missing money is the only criminal complaint against Shedd.