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J.P. Dumont News & Rumors

Predators buy out Dumont's contract in preparation for start of free agency
July 1
Nashville City Paper
 
"The Nashville Predators never have been known as big spenders. Thursday, though, they paid somebody to go away. As part of their preparations for the 2011-12 contract year, which begins 11 a.m. (CDT) Friday, they bought out the contract of veteran forward J-P Dumont. Dumont had one year remaining on his deal and was scheduled to earn $4 million in the coming season. Under rules of the collective bargaining agreement, a player his age is owed two-thirds of his remaining deal in a buyout, payable over one or two seasons. The Predators elected to pay Dumont $1.33 million each of the next two seasons. That money counts against the salary cap. "It's disappointing, if you will, for both us and"
Preds buy out Dumont, make him unrestricted FA
June 30
TSN.ca
 
"The Nasville Predators have bought out the contract of forward J-P Dumont, making the veteran an unrestricted free agent. Dumont had nine goals and 10 assists in 70 games for the Predators last season. He had spent the last five seasons of his 12-year career with the Predators."
Dumont fills in for injured Ward
March 16
Tennessean
 
"Predators forward J.P. Dumont was in his car near Centennial Sportsplex when he got the call. Joel Ward's lower-body injury was hurting after pre-game warm-ups, so Dumont would need to play Tuesday night. Dumont stepped on the gas and picked his way through traffic just in time to suit up. Dumont was told Tuesday morning he would be a healthy scratch. Instead, he played 9:09 and scored a goal — his first since Jan. 18 — in a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. "I felt like everyone was slowing down in front of me, but I got here just in time and got ready," said Dumont, who had dressed in only one the Predators' previous seven games. "It could have been the best warm-up I had, that drive"
Dumont settles into cheerleader role for Preds
March 8
Tennessean
 
"The phrase "good pro" easily rolls off of Barry Trotz's tongue when discussing some of his top players. Shea Weber, Ryan Suter, Pekka Rinne and Mike Fisher have all garnered such praise. The Predators coach also uses the term when discussing J.P. Dumont — but for a different reason. For the past four games, Dumont, who has 812 games of NHL experience and 521 points, has been a healthy scratch. Trotz's phrase has a slightly different meaning when applied to Dumont. It's because the 32-year-old forward has taken the demotion in stride and turned into something of a mentor for younger players and a cheerleader off the ice during games. "It's the time of the season that … it's hard, you want"
J.P. Dumont scratched for first time
February 16
Tennessean
 
"Coach Barry Trotz said the Nashville Predators were going to have to make some difficult decisions regarding roster choices for the remaining games. The first one came Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks, when Trotz made forward J.P. Dumont a healthy scratch for the first time this season. Trotz said it was a "coach's decision" and that there was no underlying reason for the move. "We're getting healthy, and I have to put people into certain areas and try to keep lines and stabilize things," Trotz said. "Everybody who is coming back (needs to) catch up to the speeding train right now, so it was just a coach's decision more than anything." A major reason for Dumont's scratch was the"
J.P. Dumont finds his scoring groove
January 20
Tennessean
 
"When Predators Coach Barry Trotz told forward Chris Mueller that he would be playing on a line with J.P. Dumont, the rookie laughed in disbelief. "Are you serious?" Mueller asked. "Is this really going to happen?" The reaction made sense. Mueller was a Buffalo Sabres fan growing up in West Seneca, N.Y., and Dumont was one of his favorite players. "J.P. was one of Buffalo's best players and he always scored goals," Mueller said. "I was a huge fan of his. … It's kind of funny that now I'm sitting in the room next to him playing with him." Playing on a line with Mueller, 24, and Matt Halischuk, 22, Dumont has rediscovered his scoring touch. He has five goals in the past two games, including"
Dumont's hat trick propels Predators to key victory
January 19
Nashville City Paper
 
"J-P Dumont recorded the fourth hat trick of his career — his first with the Nashville Predators — in a 5-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday at the Jobing.com Arena. With the victory, Nashville moved into fifth place in the Western Conference standings, one point in front of Phoenix, which lost for the second time in as many days. Dumont scored the game's first goal at 8:16 of the opening period. He got the game-winner when he broke a 2-2 tie at 11:25 of the second period finished off the milestone with 2:25 to play in the second. It had been nearly a decade since his last hat trick, Nov. 12, 2001, as a member of the Buffalo Sabres. The veteran forward had four goals in 40 games"
J.P Dumont puzzled by lack of playing time with Nashville Predators
April 29
Tennessean
 
"As he looked ahead to his season-ending meetings with coaches and management, Predators forward J.P. Dumont was a man in search of answers Wednesday. Just over halfway through the season, Dumont started to see his ice time reduced, a little bit at first and even more dramatically down the stretch. By season's end he was averaging just 14:46 ice time per game, a significantfrom his 2008-09 average of 17:29."
J.P. Dumont's two goals answer critical coach
February 7
Tennessean
 
"The head coach said he liked what he saw. The player chose not to talk about it directly. Predators Coach Barry Trotz had some strong words for Nashville forward J.P. Dumont on Friday, saying he wanted Dumont to "play on both sides of the puck" and to "play the hard areas." In Nashville's 4-3 loss to San Jose on Saturday, it was apparent he got the message. Dumont was a bright spot for the Preds, finishing with two goals and a plus-1 rating. "When he is skating and moving and he gets open, he can make plays," Trotz said. "He's got really great vision. He understands how to make things happen offensively. It happens when he's really moving his feet and being competitive and battling for"
Predators Coach Barry Trotz calls out J.P. Dumont
February 6
Tennessean
 
"Predators Coach Barry Trotz is looking for a little more commitment on both ends of the rink from veteran forward J.P. Dumont. That message was delivered Thursday, when Dumont saw just 8:45 ice time on the fourth line, and elaborated upon Friday. "He's got great hockey sense and he's got that great ability to see the ice,'' Trotz said of Dumont. "But you have to play on both sides of the puck and you have to play the hard areas. I'm asking him to change a little bit. "It's hard to score now. Teams are tracking back. You're not going to get those easy-rush goals. You're going to have to go after it a little bit more.'' And Dumont's response?"
Third period dooms Panthers again
November 29
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"The Panthers started the third period Saturday in the same position as the night before. They ended it with the same disappointment, watching their opponent tack on a celebratory empty-netter in the waning seconds. The Predators broke a tie with two goals in the opening minutes of the third and dealt the Panthers a 4-1 road loss, their fourth consecutive defeat. "Second opportunity in two nights to win a game in the third period and failed to do so – it's frustrating to say the least," said defenseman Jordan Leopold, who accounted for the Panthers' only goal. "We played 40 minutes the last two nights. We leave those extra 20 minutes out and give up two points. Those are precious points at"
J.P. Dumont survives hit from behind
November 13
Tennessean
 
"J.P. Dumont's return from injury was almost a short-lived one. The Predators' veteran right wing was back in the lineup Thursday against St. Louis after missing three games with an upper-body injury. But he had to leave the game late in the second period after taking a shot from behind from Blues right wing David Backes. Dumont sailed into the sideboards and remained on the ice for a couple of minutes before he went to the Nashville locker room. Backes was slapped with a five-minute boarding major and a game misconduct for the hit. "That's what we're trying to take out (of the game) is people getting blindsided and (hit) unaware,'' Predators Coach Barry Trotz said. "I think (Backes) does"
J.P. Dumont to rejoin Predators tonight
November 12
Tennessean
 
"Right wing J.P. Dumont practiced with the Predators on Wednesday and is expected back in the lineup tonight when Nashville faces the St. Louis Blues. Dumont, who leads the Predators with 11 points in nine games, has missed the first three games of this four-game road trip with an upper-body injury. Coach Barry Trotz said Dumont should return to the top line with Jason Arnott and Steve Sullivan. Because of injuries to Dumont and Arnott, the three have played in parts of only three games at the same time this season. "We'll hopefully get them hot and get them going," Trotz said. "We need to win a couple of games here.""
Predators won't get J.P. Dumont back just yet
October 14
Tennessean
 
"The Predators coaching staff was optimistic earlier this week about J.P. Dumont's availability for tonight's game at Dallas. A little too optimistic, it turns out. The veteran forward is still recovering from concussion-like symptoms suffered after being hit in the season opener at Dallas on Oct. 3. "As soon as he gets back, he's a guy who will be able to help us," Coach Barry Trotz said. "When he's ready, he's ready." There has been no setback in Dumont's recovery, however. He skated with the team Tuesday and said he does not have that foggy feeling in his head that he's had the last several days. "That's definitely gone," Dumont said. "I don't feel off anymore. Hopefully it will be the"
'Funny' feeling decreasing for Predators' forward Dumont
October 12
Nashville City Paper
 
"J.P. Dumont does not remember the hit. He also can't explain exactly what's wrong. The Nashville Predators' forward does know one thing for certain, though. "I got knocked out," he said Sunday. The hit Dumont received from Dallas defenseman Stephane Robidas early in the second period of the Oct. 3 season-opener caused the Predators' forward to miss the remainder of that game and the two that followed. He had an assist and one shot on goal before he was injured. He skated on his own Sunday morning and was optimistic about his return to the lineup. "We'll see how I feel (Monday)," Dumont said. "They day after is always the key … (but) I'm getting better and better every day. Dumont stressed"
Predators expect J.P. Dumont back soon
October 4
Tennessean
 
"Predators Coach Barry Trotz said the injury that knocked forward J.P. Dumont out of Saturday's game in the second period does not appear to be a serious one. Early in the second period, Dumont was checked hard into the sideboards by Dallas defenseman Stephane Robidas after delivering a centering pass. He remained prone on the ice for a few minutes, but after being attended to by trainers, Dumont was able to get up, leave the ice and head to the locker room. He did not return, but Trotz said that was for precautionary reasons."