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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
After last night’s zany 7-6 decision in Calgary, Martin Erat (7 goals, 6 assists) is producing at a point-per-game pace. This morning’s Calgary Sun provides a profile of the relatively unknown winger, who signed a 7-year, $31.5 million to stick with the Predators: “I’ve always been more of a passer, but this year, I’m trying to see the puck around the net more and just trying to get it to the net as...
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
Martin Erat scored the only goal of the shootout, lifting Nashville to a 3-2 victory over the Panthers on Saturday night.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
Martin Erat scored the only goal in the shootout, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Michael Nylander scored in the fourth round of a shootout and Jose Theodore blocked Martin Erat's shot, securing Washington's 4-3 win over Nashville Tuesday. Alexander Semin had a goal and an assist in regulation, and scored the other shootout goal for Washington, which played without star forward Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin, the reigning Hart Trophy-winner as league MVP,...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
Predators knock LaBarbera out of the game with three goals in a 3:16 period of the first period. Stoll scores twice, but Kings can't make up the difference. Ryan Jones. J.P. Dumont, Martin Erat, Jerred Smithson and Jordin Tootoo scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 victory over the Kings Saturday night.
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
Ryan Jones. J.P. Dumont, Martin Erat, Jerred Smithson and Jordin Tootoo scored to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
From the Chatham Daily News this morning, we have a feature on Ryan Jones, the college star who came to Nashville in the Marek Zidlicky trade, and most recently has filled out the Predators’ second line with David Legwand and Martin Erat: He hasn’t forgotten his path to the NHL, and neither have his teammates. “They get a kick out of the fact I was working at Taco Bell five years ago,” Jones said....
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Martin Erat scored two goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
NASHVILLE, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Martin Erat scored twice and Shea Weber had a goal and three assists Saturday when the Nashville Predators downed the Columbus Blue Jackets, 6-3. The contest, played at Nashville's Sommet Center, was the second game of a home-and-home weekend set. Nashville's David Legwand, Joel Ward, and Rich Peverley (unassisted) also scored. Netminder Dan Ellis stopped 23-of-26 shots...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
Martin Erat scored two goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
One of the several key Nashville Predators signed to new contracts during the offseason was Martin Erat, the 27 year-old Czech who re-upped for 5 years at $4.5 million per season, a richer and longer deal than that given to J.P. Dumont, who gets considerably more attention as an offensive force. The question, then, is why did GM David Poile pay so much for a player who has yet to top 23 goals or 57...
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
From Mark McGee at the Nashville Daily News: Predators coach Barry Trotz is giving [Jordin] Tootoo the chance to work on two of the top lines in training camp. He has been teamed with Jason Arnott and J.P Dumont and with David Legwand and Martin Erat. “If you are going to be a top-six forward then you have to play with top players,” Trotz said. “I want to give him more time with the higher end offensive...
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
From TSN, Martin Erat's new seven-year, $31.5 contract with the Nashville Predators has been rejected by the NHL. All that means is that it is likely to be re-jigged to conform to the CBA and re-submitted for approval. Erat's contract was rejected because it violates a clause in the CBA that regulates year to year fluctuations in salary. For example, if you take the first two years of contract, the...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The Nashville Predators have signed forward Martin Erat to a seven-year, $31.5 million contract. Erat ranks third on the team in career scoring (253). He joined Nashville in the 2001-02 season after being selected in the 1999 draft.
