{"id":103056,"date":"2021-03-09T20:33:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T01:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=103056"},"modified":"2021-03-09T20:33:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T01:33:05","slug":"nashville-predators-captain-roman-josi-out-week-to-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/09\/nashville-predators-captain-roman-josi-out-week-to-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Predators Captain Roman Josi Out Week-to-Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville Predators captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/josiro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman Josi<\/a> is considered week-to-week after suffering an upper-body injury. The news broke in the lead-up to the Predators\u2019 Tuesday night game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>. Nashville communicated the injury via its PR Twitter account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Preds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Preds<\/a> Captain Roman Josi is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. <\/p>\n<p>The Preds have recalled forwards Mathieu Olivier and Rem Pitlick and defenseman Jeremy Davies from the taxi squad.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nashville Predators PR (@PredsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PredsPR\/status\/1369407715852816384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Roman Josi Injured, Out Week-to-Week<\/h2>\n<p>Josi, who scored the Predators&#8217; game-winner against Dallas in the shootout on Sunday, will join teammates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ellisry01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Ellis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/duchema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Duchene<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuninlu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Kunin<\/a> on injured reserve. The burgeoning list of banged-up first-team players will all-but assure the Predators position as sellers at the deadline. Nashville is currently seventh in the Central Division on points percentage (.440). As it stands, the team is 3-9-0 against the top four teams in the Central.<\/p>\n<p>In reaction to the injury, Nashville has called up prospect Jeremy Davies from the taxi squad. The 24-year-old, Davies, will make his NHL debut for the Predators on Tuesday. He currently leads AHL defencemen this season with nine assists. Davies also becomes the third prospect on defence to play in Smashville this season, joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carrial01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexandre Carrier<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpube01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Harpur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means Going Forward<\/h2>\n<p>There has been plenty of speculation surrounding who Nashville will be shopping before April 12th&#8217;s trade deadline. Included on that list are second-pair defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ekholma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mattias Ekholm<\/a> and pending free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/granlmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikael Granlund<\/a>. Although, there are also plenty of depth-forward options such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/haulaer01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Haula<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cousini01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Cousins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/richabr02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Richardson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, general manager, David Poile, has been coy about his intentions, displaying hesitation around declaring a full Predators&#8217; rebuild. \u201cThis next stretch of games playing against the Carolinas, Floridas and Tampa Bays are really going to show us whether we\u2019re one of the top teams in our division, a playoff team or possibly that we\u2019re not,\u201d Poile <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nhl-nashville-nashville-predators-david-poile-eb794d47b524715ed9f41d2380f1e55a\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stated in a recent interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, if there was a time to call it quits and tear it all down, that time would be now. However, it may prove difficult to find trade partners with plenty of teams penny-pinching during this COVID-affected season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"JKd4oLmkTx97nkqI3D616g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1306062170\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'JKd4oLmkTx97nkqI3D616g',sig:'3aTHLG5r0T2c4IV7pfyAeoZD4SxS4cIAPBv-LRrZmbE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1306062170',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi is considered week-to-week after suffering an upper-body injury. The news broke in the lead-up to the Predators\u2019 Tuesday night game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Nashville communicated the injury via its PR Twitter account. #Preds Captain Roman Josi is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. 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