David Poile
David Poile
David Poileis the President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the NHL's Nashville Predators...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth14 February 1950
competitor power
We know what kind of a person and competitor he is. He will do everything in his power to get back on the ice.
builds mentality perception period sort
The perception has been sort of an 'us-against-them' mentality in the NHL for a long period of time. I think this addresses that perception, and builds the idea of a partnership.
argument best biggest certainly grit knew last missing physical skill talked weakness
We knew what our biggest weakness was. It was something we had talked about going back to last year. We had no argument with the skill of our defense. It certainly is one of the best in the league. But we were missing that size, grit and physical aspect.