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Lockout Refugees: Nashville Predators Playing Overseas, Pt. 2

Yesterday we took a look at Patric Hornqvist, Roman Josi, and Kevin Klein, three of the Nashville Predators playing overseas during this year’s NHL lockout. Today we’re looking at the other three Preds…Read More

Shea Weber – The Most Important Domino

For the last two years, Nashville has done all it can to show their top-end talent they’re serious about winning. The ownership made bold statements on adding payroll. The front office added some…Read More

Ryan leaves, David feels jilted, Fans get angry.

Ryan Suter is no longer a Predator. He and his wife, will be applying their crafts in Minnesota. Shortly after, Zach Parise signed his deal landing both players in the Twin Cities for the next 13 years.…Read More

Post Mortem V: “Learning from the Champs”

One of the few games I took my family to during the 2009-2010 year was a game against the Kings in February. Going into that game, the Predators had owned the Kings over the past couple of years, and…Read More

Post Mortem IV: “Landing Spots for Ryan”

This is the post I didn’t want to write at all. But it’s a fact of life, we may be facing a team without reliable ol’ number twenty in gold. As of now, I give it a 25% chance he’s…Read More

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NHL Awards Roundtable: It’s something for us to talk about.

Once the large silver trophy is handed to Dustin Brown this June, we won’t have much to talk about…Read More

Emotionally Distraught: A Jumble of Joy and Sorrow

Today I’m looking at both Game 3 and Game 4, so (again) here are three goals for the price of one!…Read More

Suddenly, they look like the Predators again!

Smothering defense, scoring first, playing smart, and Pekka Rinne playing like he’s capable of…Read More

I Would Walk 1,000 Miles Just to Be the One Who Gets to Yell At You. Lovingly.

Predators, it is roughly 1,100 miles from Boston to Nashville, and I am in the middle of my last week…Read More

Predators vs Coyotes Preview: Brothers from the Desert

I find it nearly impossible to hate the Coyotes. They’re a good team that’s been through…Read More

I Know No Sadness Today – All I Do is WIN.

I’ve been searching for the right words to begin this post. It’s hard. I think a friend of…Read More

Being Outshot by the Wings? Nothing New.

Before this series began, I participated in a radio roundtable with some other writers (and John Buccigross)…Read More

Pekka Rinne or Roman Josi: What Happened?

Well, I meant to get this article out last week, but obviously that didn’t happen, so here it is…Read More

GAME 1- It felt good.

Just a few thoughts to go with your evening coffee. Given the relations of where the writers on this…Read More

Predators vs. Red Wings Preview; aka “Tearing Down the Wall”

If the history of the Predators was to be made into a movie, and a decent one it would be, this series…Read More

What NOT to do Today: Dumb Things

This weekend, I promised to have the breakdowns for a couple of goals from the six Preds-Wings games…Read More

A Moment Five Years in the Making

Well folks, it’s time for the real season to begin. It’s time for our little team that could…Read More

Week in Review- “Desperately seeking Desperation”

For a second straight week, we’re seeing some rough results. The talent is there, and plays are…Read More

Anders and the Proving Ground – “It’s March, folks!”

March is a pretty crazy time for hockey scheduling. For one, many of the major arenas in this country…Read More

Rematch in the Music City

To say Vancouver is hot would be like saying the team plays in British Columbia, it is so glaringly…Read More