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PredDave · February 17th, 2007, 03:04 PM

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Nashville was hoping to get the Peter Forsberg era off to a better start -- even if he wasn't playing.

Despite insisting the trade for the star center wasn't a distraction, the Predators dropped a 1-0 decision to the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. The loss came about 24 hours after Nashville acquired Forsberg from Philadelphia.

"I'm not going there because our guys handled it pretty well," coach Barry Trotz said. "We're absolutely excited about having him. We're mature enough to realize that we just have to play hard."

The former MVP did not play against the Blues and should make his debut with the Predators on Saturday at home against the Minnesota Wild. Nashville gave up two players and two draft picks in the deal.

Bill Guerin scored late in the second period, Manny Legace stopped 19 shots and the Blues ended a 14-game losing streak against the Predators. St. Louis last defeated the Predators at the end of the 2003-04 season. The Blues lost all eight meetings last year and the first six this season, all but the final loss coming by one goal.

"It feels good," Guerin said. "We've played them hard all year and we wanted something to show for it."

February 17th, 2007, 03:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
PredDave Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gi...021619&prov=ap Nashville was hoping to get the Peter Forsberg era off to a better start -- even if he wasn't playing. Despite insisting the trade for the star center wasn't a distraction, the Predators dropped a 1-0 decision to the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. The loss came about 24 hours after Nashville acquired Forsberg from Philadelphia. "I'm not going there because our guys handled it pretty well," coach Barry Trotz said. "We're absolutely excited about having him. We're mature enough to realize that we just have to play hard." The former MVP did not play against the Blues and should make his debut with the Predators on Saturday at home against the Minnesota Wild. Nashville gave up two players and two draft picks in the deal. Bill Guerin scored late in the second period, Manny Legace stopped 19 shots and the Blues ended a 14-game losing streak against the Predators. St. Louis last defeated the Predators at the end of the 2003-04 season. The Blues lost all eight meetings last year and the first six this season, all but the final loss coming by one goal. "It feels good," Guerin said. "We've played them hard all year and we wanted something to show for it."