"This could be a mistake on our part. That's on me if he turns out to be really successful. We thought we tried him in a lot of different areas, different places," said Poile.
He also mentioned that he really felt Tolvanen would clear waivers and stay in Nashville. Poile added if that had happened, Tolvanen would have played in the AHL for a bit and then would have been brought back up.
"We had to make some decisions," said Poile. "We were not going anywhere and, again, he's doing well. Great for him. And we've been doing better. Not necessarily because of him, but because we made a decision to go in a different direction with different types of players."
Poile was named GM of the Nashville Predators back in 1997. He is the longest-serving GM in NHL history.
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Michael Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Joel Armia | - | - | - | |
| Brent Burns | - | - | - | |
| Quinton Byfield | - | - | - | |
| Cody Ceci | - | - | - | |
| Brandt Clarke | - | - | - | |
| Drew Doughty | - | - | - | |
| Jack Drury | - | - | - | |
| Brian Dumoulin | - | - | - | |
| Joel Edmundson | - | - | - | |
| Anton Forsberg | - | - | - | |
| Samuel Helenius | - | - | - | |
| Mathieu Joseph | - | - | - | |
| Nazem Kadri | - | - | - | |
| Parker Kelly | - | - | - | |
| Adrian Kempe | - | - | - | |
| Joel Kiviranta | - | - | - | |
| Anze Kopitar | - | - | - | |
| Brett Kulak | - | - | - | |
| Alex Laferriere | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||