The Predators won their first playoff series last spring. Now general manager David Poile thinks three trades within the past two weeks positions Nashville to do much more this season. "We've certainly got ourselves in a real good position here in the playoff race, and I think with these trades we've certainly given us a chance to play with the big boys this year when we get in the playoffs," Poile said Monday after making two trades before the NHL deadline. "So we're done. Like I said, I'm really happy." Read more: http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/7...lo-sabres-andrei-kostitsyn-montreal-canadiens
