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NASHVILLE [url=http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-justin-bailey-jersey]Authentic Justin Bailey Jersey[/url] , Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators waited a week to honor David Poile as the general manager with the most victories in the 100-year history of the NHL, throwing a big celebration before a home game Thursday night.Among those in attendance were Rod Langway, Poile’s first captain after being hired as general manager of the Washington Capitals in 1982, and Tom Fitzgerald, Poile’s first captain with the then-expansion Predators in 1998.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was on hand, too. Bettman was booed heartily by the fans – not an unusual occurrence for him – but said he’d get jeered anytime for Poile.”In a profession with a high rate of turnover, the fact that you’ve done it with only two teams and you’ve only had five coaches is a testament to your stability, your professionalism, your consistency, your patience and your desire to win,” Bettman said to Poile. ”When it comes to being the heart and soul of our game, David has no equal.”Poile won his 1,320th game as general manager March 1 in a 4-2 win at Edmonton, passing Glen Sather’s 1,319 wins. The Predators still had to finish a road trip, so the celebration waited until Thursday before a game against the Anaheim Ducks – the team the Predators beat last May to clinch their first Western Conference title.The Predators had ”1320” painted into the ice behind each net before their 2-0 win Tuesday night over Dallas.Thursday’s festivities started with a video recapping Poile’s career . Langway presented his former boss with a Capitals’ jersey with the number 594 to commemorate Poile’s wins in Washington. Bettman gave Poile the score sheet from his first win with the Capitals and last week’s record victory framed as a keepsake.Also on hand were Dick Patrick [url=http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-kyle-okposo-jersey]Kyle Okposo Jersey[/url] , who hired Poile as general manager of the Capitals, and Cliff Fletcher, who gave Poile a job in the front office of the then-Atlanta Flames. Peter Bondra, a Slovakian star who played for Poile in Washington, recalled before the game that he didn’t know if he could play in the NHL until Poile not only saw something in him but helped ease his transition to the United States.The Predators also gave Poile an engraved silver platter and announced a scholarship in Poile’s name at Scott Hamilton’s learn-to-skate program.Poile wrapped up the 15-minute celebration by talking about his love for hockey, ”the ultimate team sport,” and thanked everyone who helped him along the way.”It is an honor to be the general manager of the Nashville Predators,” Poile said.In his 36 years as a general manager, Poile just got to his first Stanley Cup Final last year with the Predators – they lost to Pittsburgh in six games. Nashville is on pace for its best season ever with 95 points through 66 games going into Thursday night, on track for 118 points. That would top the franchise-record of 110 points by the 2006-07 team.”Coming here, I’m not sure he thought he would be here as long as he (has) when he first came in in 1997,” Fitzgerald said. ”But when you have success, you can stay as long as you want, and I’m sure the door’s going to be open to him for a long time.”—Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Hall gave the New Jersey Devils just what they needed after a dismal seven-game trip — an MVP-type performance.Hall scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway at 8:07 of the third period added an empty-net tally to cap a four-point night and lead the Devils to a 4-2 victory over the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.Travis Zajac and Damon Severson each had a goal and an assist as the Devils snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Penguins for the second time in just over a week. Keith Kinkaid had 29 saves for New Jersey, which was returning home after a 1-6 trip.“Not just a win but an effort we can be proud of [url=http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-rasmus-ristolainen-jersey]http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-rasmus-ristolainen-jersey[/url] ,” said Hall, last season’s MVP. “It’s not an effort where we solely relied on our goaltender to steal a game. We did a good job of eliminating chances against a high-powered team. Our game has to continue to grow that way and when we play strong in our end, it allows us to just play more free up the ice and create more, have the puck more. It was solid night for us.”Phil Kessel and Jake Guentzel scored for the Penguins, who have one win in seven games (1-5-1). Casey DeSmith had 31 saves in his third straight start.“It’s frustrating because we are trying to find wins right now and we can’t seem to find them with any level of consistency,” Penguins coach Mike Sulllivan said. “I thought we had spurts in the game where we were good, then some of the goals they scored, we didn’t force them to work hard enough for them. That for me is discouraging.”Hall’s game-winner came a little less than four minutes after Guentzel tied the game. It came on a quick counterattack. Kyle Palmieri sent a pass from the Devils’ defensive end to Zajac at the Penguins’ blue line. Zajac sent a pass to Hall coming down the middle, and last year’s MVP made one move and slid a soft shot between DeSmith’s legs.“He called for it,” Zajac said of the pass to Hall. “I kind of saw him, but he called for it and I just had to kind of whack it over to him and he made a great play.”DeSmith was clearly frustrated after the play. He seemed to read Hall’s move and felt he got a piece of the puck.“We had worked hard to tie it up and like I said, the team needed a save and I didn’t make it in that situation. I feel responsible for that,” DeSmith said.The Devils, who are 6-1-1 at home, took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 only to see the Penguins tie it.Guentzel’s sixth goal of the season tied the game at 2 after withstanding a challenge by New Jersey coach John Hynes, who claimed Sidney Crosby interfered with Kinkaid.Kinkaid had stopped Crosby’s semi-breakaway [url=http://www.blackhawksshoponline.com]www.blackhawksshoponline.com[/url] , but the skate of the Penguins’ star knocked the goaltender to the ice, leaving Guentzel an open net to shoot at with the rebound.After reviewing the goal, the referees ruled Devils forward Blake Coleman caused the problem by pushing Crosby in the back.Zajac scored just 28 seconds into the game after DeSmith had trouble covering a Severson rebound.The Penguins tied the score 1-all with Kessel’s power-play goal at 13:19. Crosby held the puck in the right circle and fired a pass to Kessel stationed at the left edge of the net for a slam dunk.New Jersey grabbed the lead again in the second period. After DeSmith stopped Hall in close, New Jersey kept the puck in the zone and Severson scored from between the circles after taking a pass from Hall.New Jersey thought it had a 3-1 lead at 14:20 when Jesper Bratt scored on a breakaway, but the officials had blown the play dead because Kessel and Brett Seney were fighting in the Pittsburgh end.The Penguins nearly tied it on the ensuing Devils power play, but Bryan Rust’s short-handed shot was kept out by a combination of Kinkaid and the goalpost.NOTES: Goaltender Martin Brodeur, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday, dropped a puck in a ceremonial opening faceoff before the game. … Devils center Nico Hischier, the No. 1 pick overall in last year’s draft, missed his first game with an upper-body injury. He is day to day. Zajac took his place on the top line with Hall and Palmieri. … Penguins F Evgeni Malkin played in his 800th NHL game. Coincidentally, his first was against New Jersey on Oct. 18, 2006, and he scored a goal. … Devils F Brian Boyle was placed on injured reserve with an upper-body problem. C Pavel Zacha was recalled from Binghamton of the American Hockey League.UP NEXTPenguins: Return home to face Tampa Bay on Thursday night.Devils: At Philadelphia on Thursday night.
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The Nashville Predators waited a week
