On the Forecheck Jan 5, 2020
Nashville Predators @ Anaheim Ducks Preview: Repeat! Repeat!
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports The Preds will look to repeat last night’s success in LA tonight. The Nashville Predators A much-depleted Preds squad had a big win against the Kings last night. With Ryan Ellis and Colton Sissons on IR, Dante Fabbro day-to-day with an upper-body injury, and Matt Duchene out due to illness, the Predators pulled off a 4-1 victory with Rinne in net. They went classic Swiss Olympic team with a top pairing of Roman Josi and Yannick Weber, and, unlike for the Swiss Olympic team, it worked out for them. Weber was surprisingly competent in the...
On the Forecheck Dec 28, 2019
Nashville Predators @ Pittsburgh Penguins Preview: Closing The Decade With A Revenge Game?
Photo by John Russell/NHLI via It’s way too hot for a Penguin to just be winning back to back. Nashville Predators Prior to last night, the Predators had entered the holiday break on a 4-0-1 streak, but that came crashing to a halt. In Nashville’s final home game of the decade, Nashville allowed a quick goal, which Craig Smith promptly answered, but Pekka Rinne allowed two more shortly after and was pulled in the first period. Nashville went into the intermission down 3-1, but injuries to Colton Sissons (lower-body injury), and Dan Hamhuis (upper-body injury) left the team with a...
On the Forecheck Dec 28, 2019
Saturday’s Dump & Chase: Revenge?
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Sports?? Nashville Predators News & Notes There’s no update on Colton Sissons, though we probably expected that. Nashville Predators 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Recap: Lifeless Preds Can’t Find Consistency | On the ForecheckThe Predators will look to do, uh, not this tonight. On the other hand, Head Coach Peter Laviolette said the team looked ready last night, so I don’t feel great about it. How Preds Prospect Ethan Haider Performed at the World Junior A Challenge | On the ForecheckSpeaking of goaltending. Other News & Notes How to “Watch”...
