{"id":57514,"date":"2019-09-27T14:23:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T18:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=57514"},"modified":"2019-09-27T14:23:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T18:23:46","slug":"kyle-turris-ready-to-wing-it-for-nashville-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/09\/27\/kyle-turris-ready-to-wing-it-for-nashville-predators\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Turris Ready to Wing it for Nashville Predators"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2018-19 season for Kyle Turris<\/a><\/strong> was a struggle. Turris\u2019 first full season with the Nashville Predators<\/a> was plagued with injuries and ineffective play. He was supposed to be the second-line <\/span>centre<\/span> that would provide depth and back up the \u201cJoFA\u201d line of Ryan Johansen<\/a><\/strong>, Filip Forsberg<\/a><\/strong>, and Viktor Arvidsson<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the New Westminster, British Columbia native never got off the blocks and only provided seven goals and 16 assists in 55 regular season games. He did add a goal and an assist in the Predators\u2019 six playoff games in their opening-round loss to the Dallas Stars.<\/a> Turris played well for Team Canada at the IIHF World Championships. He had four goals and six assists in 10 games. Canada picked up the silver medal in Slovakia thanks to the efforts of Turris.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nashville general manager David Poile<\/strong> addressed the second pivot question by signing Matt Duchene<\/a><\/strong> in free agency. Duchene is a fine addition to the team, but that brought up the question of where would Turris end up playing. Adam Vingan of The Athletic (<\/span>subscription required<\/span><\/a>) <\/span>investigated<\/span> the issue.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Puck Drop Preview<\/a> had Turris slotted into the wing spot on the second line. However, some wondered if he\u2019d be the right fit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Possible Lineup Spots for Kyle Turris<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Second-Line Wing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The 30-year-old mentioned he couldn\u2019t remember the last time he played wing in the article. He\u2019s only played the position in spots and he\u2019s been playing with different <\/span>linemates<\/span> during the pre-season. T<\/span>urris has been with Johansen and Arvidsson in practice and during Wednesday\u2019s 3-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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#Preds<\/a> lineup in warmups<\/p>\n

Turris-Johansen-Arvidsson
Smith-Duchene-Granlund
Carr-Bonino-Grimaldi
Salomaki-Jarnkrok-Watson<\/p>\n

Ekholm-Ellis
Tinordi-Fabbro
Hamhuis-Santini<\/p>\n

Rinne
Saros#CARvsNSH<\/a><\/p>\n

— Brooks Bratten (@brooksbratten) September 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n