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Paul Gaustad | Center

Team: Nashville Predators
Age / DOB:  (31) / 2/3/1982
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 229
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Paul Gaustad had successful shoulder stabilization surgery Monday.
He will need four months of rehab which will take him into August, well ahead of the start of training camp. Apr 16 - 10:07 AM

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Paul Gaustad will have his season ending shoulder surgery Monday.

Gaustad will need four-to-six months of recovery time and he hopes to be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season. Gaustad had only five points in 23 games but did have 40 hits.
Apr 15 - 10:56 AM

Nashville GM David Poile announced Thursday that Paul Gaustad will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery.

He will require four-to-six months of recovery time and hopes to ready for the start of the 2013-14 campaign. The big center has recorded five points and 40 hits in 23 games.
Apr 11 - 2:23 PM

There's no timetable for when Paul Gaustad (upper body) might be able to return to the Predators' lineup.

With the Predators out of the playoff race, Gaustad might simply miss the rest of the season. He two goals and five points in 23 games in 2013.
Apr 10 - 10:50 AM

Paul Gaustad missed Saturday's game with an upper body injury.

It is apparently a recurrence of the injury that made him miss most of March. He has only two goals and five points in 26 games and is minus-one with 20 penalty minutes. He is now day-to-day.
Source: NHL.com
Apr 7 - 7:00 PM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) has been activated off of the injured reserve list.

It looks like Gaustad will return on Saturday. He was sidelined for eight straight games.
Mar 29 - 2:56 PM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) missed his eighth consecutive contest on Thursday.

Gaustad is close to returning, but he needs more time to get back into game shape. "Especially with the injury I had it was tough to get some exercise," Gaustad said. "It is one of those things that conditioning has to be there in order to contribute to the team. I think today was a good step in that direction."
Mar 29 - 9:27 AM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) may be back in for Nashville on Thursday.

Coach Barry Trotz said Gaustad might need more conditioning work before he returns to the lineup, but he practiced on the fourth line with Brandon Yip and Bobby Butler during Wednesday's session.
Mar 27 - 5:57 PM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) skated with his Nashville teammates Monday.

It was the first time that Gaustad had done so since he was hurt March 12 against Dallas. Coach Barry Trotz hopes to have the big center back for Thursday's match-up against Phoenix.
Mar 25 - 5:28 PM

Nashville Predators place Paul Gaustad (upper body) on injured reserve.

Gaustad has been sidelined since suffering the injury March 12, meaning he's eligible to return at any time. Coach Barry Trotz said Tuesday he expects Gaustad to begin skating on his own soon and this was likely a case of the Preds needing to clear a roster space with three games ahead this week.
Mar 19 - 1:05 PM

Paul Gaustad suffered an upper body injury on Tuesday.

Gaustad has dealt with upper body problems already this season, but apparently this is a new ailment. The team is in the midst of a road swing, but Gaustad will head to Nashville to be evaluated. With that in mind, we'd be shocked if he plays on Thursday or Friday.
Mar 13 - 10:59 AM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) will return to the Predators lineup Wednesday night.

Gaustad hadn't played since Feb. 18. The faceoff whiz has three points on the season, while averaging 14:07 of ice time and a 62.6 percent mark from the faceoff dot. Matt Halischuk takes a seat in the press box with Gaustad returning.
Feb 27 - 10:05 PM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) missed Monday's game but could return as early as Wednesday.

Gaustad practiced with the Predators Monday but was deemed not ready to return to action. "It's feeling better every day, just slow improvement, just make sure it's back and ready to play," Gaustad said. He has a goal and three points in 13 games this season but is usually a good penalty minute player although he has only 12 this season.
Feb 26 - 10:38 AM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) took part in Nashville's practice on Monday.

Gaustad will still miss Monday's game, but he might return on Wednesday. He has a goal and three points in 13 contests this season.
Feb 25 - 3:01 PM

Paul Gaustad (upper body) will miss both weekend games according to coach Barry Trotz.

Trotz thinks that the feisty winger will be able to return to action early next week. "I don't think we're going to rush him back if there's any problem," Trotz said. "There wasn't a great amount of improvement the last few days, so he probably will not play (this weekend). It won't be long-term. . . .Not like six weeks or anything." Keep him reserved for the rest of the week if he is normally in your lineup.
Feb 21 - 9:37 AM

Depth Charts

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PosRoleName
C1David Legwand
2Mike Fisher
3Paul Gaustad
4Nick Spaling
5Craig Smith
6Filip Forsberg
LW1Sergei Kostitsyn
2Colin Wilson
3Gabriel Bourque
4Brandon Yip
5Taylor Beck
6Kevin Henderson
RW1Patric Hornqvist
2Bobby Butler
3Richard Clune
4Chris Mueller
5Matt Halischuk
6Daniel Bang
D1Shea Weber
2Kevin Klein
3Roman Josi
4Hal Gill
5Jonathon Blum
6Victor Bartley
G1Pekka Rinne
2Chris Mason