Nashville Predators Check-In: Week Two of Training Camp

We are nearing the end of week 2 of training camp for the Nashville Predators. They will face the Dallas Stars in an exhibition game on July 30.

The team will then move to the first game of the qualifying round against the Arizona Coyotes on August 2.

A lot of exciting news has come out of the first week of training camp. The return of the JoFA line, the return of the beloved third line of Rocco Grimaldi, Nick Bonino, and Craig Smith, and some frustrated Nashville Predators trying to score on Juuse Saros are just a few things that happened last week.

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It’s now less than two weeks away from playoff hockey. The Predators will finish training camp and then head to their hub city of Edmonton for the exhibition game and the qualifying round.

While the days are gradually counting down until the qualifying round, we’re checking in on some of our favorite Nashville Predators players and the team to see what they have been up to this week.

We will continue to follow the team carefully to see how they’re passing the time and staying ready to go when the playoffs start.

In this week’s check-in with the Predators, I took a look at some of the fun things going on with some of the players, including the second week of training camp, a Norris Trophy finalist, and the Duchene Diaries.

Return Of The JoFA Line

Training camp saw the return of the fabled JoFA line. Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, and Viktor Arvidsson are together again in camp. It is a safe bet to assume that this line will be together during the playoffs as well.

Josi For Norris

The finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy were announced on Monday. We feel that there is only one choice due to the impact that Roman Josi has had on the team this year.

Duchene Diaries – Episode 3

Matt Duchene started a video blog to chronicle his preparation for training camp and the upcoming playoffs. In this episode, Matt takes some time to answer a few fan questions.

Fox Sports Tennessee Game Coverage

Fox Sports Tennessee announced that they would be carrying the exhibition game against the Dallas Stars and the Qualifying Round games against the Arizona Coyotes. These games will also be covered nationally on the USA Network and the NHL Network. Radio coverage on 102.5 The Game will be available as well.

A Chance To Give Back

The Predators and the Coyotes are teaming up to host blood drives in their respective communities. It’s good to see on-ice rivals working together to help others. Check out the locations and schedule below.

Training Camp is underway, exhibition games and playoff games are scheduled, and we are moving at a rapid pace towards the playoffs.

During these trying times, it’s good that we can continue to follow our favorite teams on social media to help provide some form of comfort and normalcy.

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