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24-04-2025
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Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi discusses concussion recovery, status for next season
One of the biggest questions for the Nashville Predators this summer is the health of captain Roman Josi. Josi, who missed the final 25 games of the season, suffered what was called an upper-body injury after he was hit by Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett on Feb. 25. Advertisement At the Predators' end-of-season media availability, Josi confirmed it was concussion-related, and said he should be ready to play in 2025-26. "I'm progressing really well and now I've got a lot of time off now," he said. "I'll definitely be playing when the season starts." Josi said he has experience with this injury and knows what he needs to get back on track. "It's something I've dealt with before," he said. "Some stuff I'm still dealing with. But it's been good. I've had a couple months now to recover. I'm feeling better and better." Advertisement Unfortunately, concussions are becoming common for Josi. He missed the final 15 games of the 2022-23 season with a concussion, and has missed other games in his career after taking hits to the head. It was previously reported that Josi had as many as five concussions prior to 2023. BRUNETTE BACK? What Andrew Brunette said about his future as Nashville Predators coach "I'm not concerned about that, to be honest," Josi said of his concussion history. "I've dealt with it before. I got some really good answers, really positive. Some stuff that I can work on. I'm not concerned about it. I have been getting better." After getting hit by Bennett, Josi said the team's performance and position in the Western Conference standings did not play a part in not returning to the team this season. Advertisement "It was a question of taking care of my health. With those things, you want to be careful," he said. "If I was healthy, I would have played. It was never what I wanted, to sit out the rest of the season. If I felt like I was healthy to play, I would have played." Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex atjdaugherty@ Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Predators' Roman Josi updates concussion recovery, status next season
Yahoo
01-03-2025
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Nashville Predators place captain Roman Josi on injured reserve with upper body injury
The Nashville Predators have placed captain Roman Josi on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. The team made the announcement ahead of Saturday's matchup against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena, along with recalling forward Jake Lucchini and defenseman Spencer Stastney. Additionally, the Predators are holding forward Gustav Nyquist out of the lineup for the purposes of a trade. Josi was injured by a Sam Bennett hit in the second period of Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. On the play, Bennett hit Josi from behind near the boards, causing Josi's head to impact the glass. Though Josi finished playing the period, he did not return for the third period and missed Thursday's 2-1 win over the Jets. The Predators announced on Thursday that Josi was being evaluated for an upper body injury. Players on injured reserve are ineligible to play in a game for seven days, according to the NHL's hockey operations guidelines. The earliest Josi could return would be March 6 against the Seattle Kraken. Josi, 34, has played in 52 games for the Predators this season, scoring nine goals and 29 assists. He played in all 82 games last season, but missed the final 15 games of the 2022-23 season with a concussion. Josi is in the fifth year of an eight-year contract he signed in 2019. BRUNETTE ON HIT: Nashville Predators' Andrew Brunette addresses hit by Panthers player that injured Roman Josi The Predators now have seven healthy defenseman on the roster: Brady Skjei, Luke Schenn, Andreas Englund, Justin Barron, Nick Blankenburg, Marc Del Gaizo, and Spencer Stastney. Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@ Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville Predators place captain Roman Josi on injured reserve
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01-03-2025
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Predators hold out Gustav Nyquist (trade-related) vs. Islanders
March 1 - The Nashville Predators held forward Gustav Nyquist out of their game against the host New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon due to "trade-related reasons." The Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings reportedly are potential landing spots for Nyquist, who is playing in the final season of a two-year, $6.37 million contract. Also Saturday, the Predators placed captain Roman Josi on injured reserve. The 2019-20 Norris Trophy recipient is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Nyquist, 35, has totaled 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) in 57 games this season. Josi, 34, was injured after absorbing a hit from Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers in a 4-1 loss on Tuesday. The defenseman sat out Nashville's 2-1 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. "Obviously with those things, it's day to day, could be week to week, it could be season-ending," Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. "We don't really know yet." Josi has 38 points (nine goals, 29 assists) in 53 games while averaging 25:02 of ice time. The Predators also recalled forward Jake Lucchini and defenseman Spencer Stastney from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. --Field Level Media
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26-02-2025
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Nashville Predators' Andrew Brunette addresses hit by Panthers player that injured Roman Josi
Following the loss of Roman Josi in the second period of the Nashville Predators' 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers, Andrew Brunette expressed frustration with what led to his captain's early exit. "I didn't like it. I don't think there's a place for it," Brunette said of Panthers' forward Sam Bennett's hit that led to the injury. On the play, which occurred at the 10:22 mark of the second period, Bennett hit Josi from behind near the boards, which resulted in Josi's head hitting the glass. After the hit, Josi was down on the ice for a moment, clearly dazed. Bennett was given a two-minute penalty for boarding on the play. "Bennett is an honest, hard player, I just thought was a little reckless," Brunette added. "It was a very vulnerable position that Josi was in, close to the boards, head first. The league will look at it. They'll have different angles, and we'll take another look at it here as well. But just unfortunate to lose a player like that from that kind of hit." Josi played three more shifts in the second period but did not return to the ice for the start of the third period. Following the second period intermission, Brunette was seen vocalizing his frustration toward the officials. When asked about his exchange with the officials, Brunette explained calling a major penalty on the play would have allowed time to review the hit. "In that situation, for me, the rule's in place to at least look at it," he said. "To me, that was a easy one to look at it. If you deem it (not a major), that's why the rule is in place to call it." According to NHL rule 20.6, all major penalties are subject to an on-ice video review, during which the officials can either confirm or modify the penalty as called. Instead, the officials called a two-minute penalty for boarding, which is not subject to review. "We lost our best player and he's the captain of our team," Brunette said. "He's not gonna lay around, pretend he's hurt, and not come out. That's not what the rule's in place for. We don't make decisions after the hit. Make a decision on what the hit was." TROTZ TANKING? What Predators GM Barry Trotz said about tanking, NHL draft and expectations for rest of season After the loss, the Predators announced Josi would be further evaluated for an upper body injury. No timetable was given for his return. Josi, 34, missed the final 15 games of the 2022-23 season with a concussion, but played in all 82 games last season. Josi missed four games earlier this season with a lower body injury. He's scored nine goals and 29 assists in 52 games for the Predators this season. Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@ Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Predators' Andrew Brunette addresses hit on Roman Josi by Florida player
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26-02-2025
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Nashville Predators' Roman Josi leaves game vs Panthers after hit by Sam Bennett
Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi left Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers with an apparent upper body injury. Josi took a hit from behind by Panthers forward Sam Bennett which left Josi dazed on the ice for a few moments. Bennett was given a two-minute penalty for boarding on the play. Josi, who played on the ensuing power play, played three more shifts in the period, but did not return to the ice for the start of the third period. The Predators captain missed the final 15 games of the 2022-23 season with a concussion, but played in all 82 games last season. Josi missed four games earlier this season with a lower body injury. He's scored nine goals and 29 assists in 52 games for the Predators this season. Josi, 34, is in the fifth of an eight-year contract that he signed in 2019. Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@ Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Predators' Roman Josi leaves game vs Panthers after hit by Sam Bennett
