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Predators deal to 'play with the big boys'; Nash stays put on relatively calm NHL deadline day

The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks added some reinforcements for a playoff run, while Rick Nash's wish for a deal didn't come to fruition Monday as the NHL trade deadline passed without any blockbuster moves.Having won a playoff series for the first time in franchise history a year ago, the Predators are looking to take the next step — and beyond — by beefing up the offense with left wing Andrei Kostitsyn and two-way forward Paul Gaustad. Nashville also acquired defenseman Hal Gill earlier this month and sits in fifth place in the Western Conference."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," Predators general manager David Poile said.The Canucks, sitting atop the NHL standings with 19 games left in the regular season, fine-tuned their roster with three deals that added four players: checking-line center Samuel Pahlsson, rookie forward Zack Kassian, defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani and forward A...

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