RFA of the Day: Marcel Goc
Fear The Fin — ... to a poster's dissin' of Marcel Goc. Although some of my reasoning was faulty, many of the points I made about why I like Goc as a player still hold true today. I'm not as into him as I was earlier in the season, but I still have faith that he can be a capable third line player. ...

Surprise NHL Free Agents Result from Non-Tendered RFA Players
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Agents Result from Non-Tendered RFA Players Bwa-lg_tiny by The Falconer on Jun 29, 2009 6:22 PM EDT Comment 0 comments Over at Hockeys Future Boards they are tracking the players that teams have allowed to become UFA by not extending them a qualifying offer. There are some surprising names. If you're the Thrashers you should be asking "Are any of these guys better than what we currently have on our roster?" The list so far: Chris Thorburn Marcel Goc Tomas Plihal Lukas Kaspar Jeff Woywitka Ole-Kristian Tollefson ...

Goodbye & Good luck, Good German
Fear The Fin — ... Even though the Sharks are free to offer Marcel Goc a contract after July 1 if they want him back at maybe a lower price, that just isn’t going to happen. So it's not just a matter of economics. ~ David Pollak ...

Goodbye Goc's Blog
Battle of California — ... With the release of Lukas Kaspar and Marcel Goc, that's two more first-round draft pick busts for the Sharks. It hasn't been pretty over the past decade, and today's release shows that the San Jose scouting staff hasn't hit many home runs -- and it's the end of Marcel Goc's brilliant blog. ("I went to the mall today. It was fun.") While the jury is still out on the 2006 and 2007 picks, the previous picks have left much to be desired. Let's review: 1999: Jeff Jillson -- Great offensive instincts don't mean anything if you ...

Stargazing: 2009 NHL Free Agency
Defending Big D — ... Agent Watch: Jonas Gustavsson Free Agent Watch: Sergei Zubov Free Agent Watch: Tobias Stephan Around the Pacific: San Jose re-signed Rob Blake to a $3.5 million deal, a significant pay cut for the veteran. Considering his age, his production last season, and his relative good health (70+ games played in 7 straight seasons), what does that make Sergei Zubov worth? They also cut ties with Marcel Goc. Shark General Manager Doug Wilson said there would be "seven, ...

2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... D 33. RFA: Dustin Boyd C 22. 29 - Philadelphia Flyers: $2.125 (20) UFA: Josh Gratton L 26, Boyd Kane L 31, Andrew Alberts D 28, Lasse Kukkonen D 27. RFA: Jared Ross C 26, Danny Syvret D 24. 30 - San Jose Sharks: $1.774 (16) UFA: Claude Lemieux R 43, Jeremy Roenick C 39, Tom Cavanagh R 27, Alexei Semenov D 28. RFA: Marcel Goc C 25, Torrey Mitchell C 24, Tomas Plihal L 26, ...

Nashville Predators sign Marcel Goc to one-year contract
On the Forecheck — ... Marcel Goc #11 / Center / Nashville Predators Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Born: Aug 24, 1983 ...

Nashville Predators confirm signing of Marcel Goc
On the Forecheck — ... Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed free-agent forward Marcel Goc (MAHR-sehl GAWCH) to a one-year, two-way contract worth $550,000 on the NHL level and $105,000 on the AHL level. ...

Does Shea Weber Play SOCOM?
Battle of California — Hello my name is Marcel Goc.  I am from Germany where it is very nice.  I just signed a contract with the Nashville Predtors and are very excited.  Very excited.  I decided to sign with them after I went to Nashville.  Then I came home and talked to my wife.  Then I decided. 

Weekend news & notes: As the Preds add depth, the Battle of Tampa Bay Rages On
On the Forecheck — ... Brandon chimes in on the Marcel Goc signing, and answers a reader's question regarding the leadership of the Preds. ...

Nashville Predators announce 2009 Training Camp rosters, schedule
On the Forecheck — ... 45 Ben Eaves 5-9 182 R Minneapolis, Minn. 3/27/82 Espoo (Finland) 9 Marcel Goc 6-0 200 L Calw, Germany 8/24/83 ...

Get to know a Preds blogger: Brandon Felder
On the Forecheck — ... , but technically he is not a new addition to the Preds. So, with just free agent acquisitions in mind (the few that there are), I would have to go with Marcel Goc. I'm pretty sure he is going to be on this team so I just want to see if he can play that ...

Wednesday's news: Several jobs up for grabs, while free ticket deadline approaches in Nashville
On the Forecheck — ... Predators News Predators hope Jessiman’s patience will pay off - Nashville City Paper Acquired by the Preds last year for "future considerations", Hugh Jessiman continues to work towards making the NHL. The big (6'6", 235 pound) winger is the lone 1st-round draft pick from 2003 not to make the big league yet. Preds forward play the waiting game - Nashville City Paper David Boclair points out that four newcomers to Nashville (Marcel Goc, Ben Guite, Ben Eaves, and Peter Olvecky) ...

Puck Daddy presents the Nashville Predators preview
On the Forecheck — ... and Marcel Goc." The question: "Who are four men who have never been in our kitchen?" Also acceptable: "Who are the significant acquisitions for the ...

2009-2010 Nashville Predators Preview
On the Forecheck — ... the Western Conference, due to a rash of injuries late in the season combined with a dearth of secondary scoring. After a summer of relative quiet on the free agent front, and a failed attempt to trade for Phil Kessel, is there reason to believe things will turn for the better in 2009-10? Follow after the jump for your Nashville Predators preview... Who's In GM David Poile brought in a collection of depth forwards via free agency in Ben Eaves, Marcel Goc, Ben Guite and Peter Olvecky. Eaves will likely ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Nashville Predators
From The Rink — ... Who's in: Marcel Goc, Ben Guite Who's out: Radek Bonk, Greg de Vries, Vernon Fiddler, Ville Koistinen, Scott Nichol, Greg Zanon Outlook: Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table ...

Nashville Predators assign Blum, Eaves, Thuresson and Dekanich to Milwaukee
On the Forecheck — ... Andreas Thuresson to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. A total of 19 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders remain in camp. Teams must be at or below the 23-man active roster limit by their first regular season game, which comes for the Predators on Thursday, Oct. 3 at Dallas. Players by position currently participating in camp are as follows: FORWARDS (19): Jason Arnott, Wade Belak, J.P. Dumont, Martin Erat, Marcel Goc, Triston Grant, Ben Guite, Patric ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: San Jose Sharks
From The Rink — ... Who's in: Dany Heatley, Manny Malhotra, Scott Nichol, Jed Ortmeyer Who's out: Brian Boucher, Jonathan Cheechoo, Christian Ehrhoff, Marcel Goc, Mike Grier, Claude Lemieux, Brad Lukowich, Milan Michalek, Travis Moen, Tomas Plihal, Jeremy Roenick, Alexei Semenov Outlook: Pressed flush against the salary cap all summer, the Sharks stood pat well into August, adding only checker Scott Nichol via free ...

Nashville Predators set Opening Night roster, send Franson & O'Reilly to Milwaukee
On the Forecheck — ... and defenseman Cody Franson were assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL), while forwards Joel Ward and Colin Wilson were placed on injured reserve. The four moves puts Nashville's active roster at 21 players entering the regular season - 13 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders. Players by position currently on the active roster are as follows: FORWARDS (13): Jason Arnott, Wade Belak, J.P. Dumont, Martin Erat, Marcel Goc, Ben Guite, Patric Hornqvist, Ryan Jones, ...

Mike Santorelli's shootout goal lifts Nashville to 3-2 win in Dallas
On the Forecheck — ... In the shootout, Steve Sullivan led off for Nashville and was denied. James Neal then clanged one of the goalpost leaving the teams tied after the first round. Marcel Goc went second for the Preds, and never really got a good shot off after mishandling the puck when he went to the backhand. ...

Stars deserve better as they drop a 3-2 shootout loss to the Predators
Defending Big D — ... Marcel Goc (there was some confusion from the refs - possibly Preds coach barry Trotz meant to write #19 for Arnott instead of #9) was poke checked away by Turco ...

Individual projections for the Nashville Predators
On the Forecheck — ...  Martin Erat 75 18 40 58  A career-high in points, but not enough to get excited about.  Marcel Goc 70 4 10 14  Think of him ...

Tuesday's news: Nashville buzzing about hockey as Predators home opener approaches
On the Forecheck — ... Bryan Mullen profiles Marcel Goc as bringing in experience that was somehow lacking last season. Considering that the 26-year-old Goc is basically replacing the 33-year-old ...

Nashville Predators announce "DEX Score and Win Program"
On the Forecheck — ... Jason Arnott and Wade Belak - Lifecare Steve Sullivan and Kevin Klein - Special Olympics Dan Ellis and Patric Hornqvist - Tennessee Personal Assistance J.P. Dumont and Teemu Laakso - Mercy Ministries Shea Weber and Jordin Tootoo - Boy Scouts Martin Erat and Jerred Smithson - Rocketown Pekka Rinne and Marcel Goc - Make A Wish Joel Ward and Ben Guite - ...

The Predators' win in Dallas: inside the numbers
On the Forecheck — ... C 15:09 1 1 7 0 0 2 7 9 -2 11 23 -12  Marcel Goc C 11:57 0 0 1 ...

Game Day Preview: Buffalo Sabres @ Nashville Predators
On the Forecheck — ... Based on the fact that Wade Belak worked on the ice with Colin Wilson long after the other players had left the morning skate, I'm going to guess that he's the odd man out tonight (Glennon confirms), with the lines likely as follows: Sullivan - Arnott - Hornqvist Santorelli - Legwand - Erat Jones - Goc - Ward Smithson - Guite - Grant ...

Buffalo Sabres @ Nashville Predators [Game Thread]
Die By The Blade — ...   Sullivan - Arnott - Hornqvist Santorelli - Legwand - Erat Jones - Goc - Ward Smithson - Guite - Grant Suter - Weber Hamhuis - Klein Bouillon - Laakso   ...

Mike Grier and Ryan Miller Propel Sabres to Victory
Die By The Blade — ... to 25 shots and Miller stopped all 25 to earn his first shutout of the season.  Miller made some really good saves including a huge save on a shorthanded breakaway by Marcel Goc late in the third to keep the score tied 0-0. ...

Nashville's 1-0 loss to Buffalo: Inside the Numbers
On the Forecheck — ... C 14:57 3 1 1 1 7 8 -1 12 20 -8  Marcel Goc C 13:52 0 0 0 ...

No J.P. Dumont for the Dallas game, so what will the Predators do?
On the Forecheck — ... How about burying one of them on the 4th line in an attempt to shame them into getting more aggressive offensively? Marcel Goc has shown decent two-way effort so far, so let him anchor one line, followed by Colin Wilson and Guite on the 3rd and 4th. If it works, you can always move Leggy or Erat back up during the game. ...

Nashville's 6-1 loss to Edmonton: Inside the Numbers
On the Forecheck — ... 13:42 1 1 0 2 4 3 +1 6 7 -1  Marcel Goc C 7:18 0 0 ...

Game Day Preview: Nashville Predators @ Dallas Stars
On the Forecheck — ... Modano and Steve Ott are not expected to play. Meet The Good Guys The line shuffling has begun, and based on the report at The Tennessean yesterday, the Nashville lines may look as follows: Sullivan - Arnott - Hornqvist Santorelli - Legwand - Jones Erat - Wilson - Ward Smithson - Guite -  ...

OtF Play of the Week (10/11-10/17)
On the Forecheck — ... This week's videos after the jump. There are no videos from the first 2 games, as those games deserve no recognition. A. (Blackhawks @ Predators 10/15) Pekka Rinne's multiple saves at 15:52 in the 1st. Well, this was the complete opposite of what we saw in the 1st period of the 2 games before this. B. (Predators @ Capitals 10/17) Shea Weber's goal at 14:29 in the 2nd ( Patric Hornqvist, Marcel Goc). Finally! It's about time the big man got his goal. Nice laser ...

Do the San Jose Sharks rush their prospects?
Fear The Fin — ... or Marcel Goc from that set (both took over 1,000 days to get to the NHL), that number becomes closer to 600 days, or 1.64 years. Express train. ...

Off the Post - October 21st
Fear The Fin — ... is the first permanent captain in Minnesota Wild history. Something is rotten in Raleigh... Rudy Kelly is sick of his boy Frolov getting crapped on by the Kings organization. Devin Setoguchi is in a 4-way tie for most SOG this season, but it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n roll. Seven of Joe Thornton's league-leading 12 assists have come during the man-advantage. Marcel Goc had his first non-Sharks career point on Saturday against the ...

Nashville's 6-5 OT win at Ottawa: Inside the Numbers
On the Forecheck — ... D 17:23 0 1 0 1 8 7 1 14 11 3  Marcel Goc C 10:40 1 0 0 0 ...

Nashville Predators offense runs dry in 2-0 Chicago loss
On the Forecheck — ... D 20:38 0 1 1 2 7 8 -1 13 17 -4  Marcel Goc C 9:25 2 0 0 0 ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators: Game 12
Hockey Wilderness — ... Forwards Steve Sullivan - Colin Wilson - Patric Hornqvist J.P. Dumont - David Legwand - Dave Scatchard Martin Erat - Michael Santorelli - Joel Ward Jerred Smithson - Marcel Goc - Wade Belak Defense Dan Hamhuis - Shea Weber Ryan Suter - Kevin Klein Francis Bouillon - Cody Franson Goalies Dan Ellis ...

Jerred Smithson's shorthanded goal lifts Nashville past Minnesota, 4-3
On the Forecheck — ... R 15:03 0 0 1 0 3 5 -2 12 9 3  Marcel Goc C 10:18 0 1 1 ...

Nashville Predators get back to .500 with 4-2 win over Dallas
On the Forecheck — ... C 12:58 1 2 1 0 4 4 0 12 5 +7  Marcel Goc C 10:00 2 0 1 0 3 ...

Predators can't buy a goal in 4-0 loss at Anaheim
On the Forecheck — ... 0 2 0 5 0 5 7 0 7  Marcel Goc C 7:11 1 0 0 0 6 ...

Joe Thornton: Stone Cold Killa?
Fear The Fin — ... (1.96 TOI/60) and Marcel Goc (1.43 TOI/60). Of those six players, only two (Marleau and Pavelski) remain with the team. ...

Grading the Nashville Predators: the forwards
On the Forecheck — ... Marcel Goc #9 / Center / Nashville Predators Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Born: Aug 24, 1983 ...

Late San Jose goal spoils fine effort by Nashville in 4-3 loss
On the Forecheck — ... 10:56 0 0 1 0 4 2 2 7 4 3  Marcel Goc C 10:02 2 0 ...

Nashville Predators fire franchise-record 55 shots in 2-0 win over Montreal
On the Forecheck — ... R 7:35 1 2 1 0 9 0 9 14 4 10  Marcel Goc C 8:57 2 1 0 1 ...

Carey Price's Record Tying Performance Under The Microscope
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... is a historical recap on where Price's marks fit in with other great one game performances in the team's history. WHO FIRED WHAT: In the order of shots on goal, shots blocked and missed shots. Forwards Shots: 11 (0-0) - Steve Sullivan, 5 (0-0) - Martin Erat, 4 (1-1) - David Legwand,  4 (2-0) - Andreas Thuresson, 3 (0-0) - Michael Santorelli, 3 (1-1) - Jason Arnott, 2 (1-0) - Marcel Goc, 2 (0-3) - Jordin Tootoo, 1 (0-1) - Jerred ...

Shutdown line outscores San Jose's big guns as Predators top Sharks 4-3
On the Forecheck — ... When considering the Even Strength statistics below, what jumps out once again is the relatively even distribution of ice time; since the Predators aren't taking many penalties, they can generally roll all four lines. Whenever the Thornton line came out the Legwand line responded, and there were instances where Marcel Goc got an extra shift or two that started in the defensive zone (as a backup faceoff man), but all the forwards got plenty of work. ...

Martin Erat's shootout goal gives Nashville 3-2 win over New Jersey
On the Forecheck — ... Looking at the even-strength stats from tonight, what jumps out is that the Langenbrunner line did a pretty good job against Sullivan-Arnott-Dumont, and that the shutdown line of Ward-Legwand-Smithson did very well against Parise for New Jersey (Parise's first goal came against the Arnott line, his second came against Legwand's). Tootoo and Marcel Goc also fared well defensively. Joel Ward's six shots also bode well for a shutdown line taking the opportunity to chip in offensively as well. ...

David Legwand gets a goal, an assist, and a baby as Nashville wins 4-3 over Columbus
On the Forecheck — ... R 12:58 3 1 1 0 8 4 4 14 8 6  Marcel Goc C 9:32 2 0 2 0 ...

Martin Erat scores twice as Nashville Predators beat Detroit 3-1
On the Forecheck — ... 15:48 0 1 0 0 1 7 -6 5 17 -12  Marcel Goc C 11:47 2 1 0 ...