On the Forecheck Dec 3, 2019
Tuesday’s Dump & Chase: The Blender Is Blending
Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Kyle Turris practiced at 2C yesterday, with Matt Duchene taking a wing slot on the top line. Wheeeeeee! Smashville: Rinne earns win No. 350 as Preds continue to search for stability | Nashville PostThe man, the myth, the legend - Pekka Rinne! Also, the Nashville Predators have managed 7 out of 10 possible points in their last 5 games. They do need to start getting regulation wins though as the rest of the division seems to be humming along also (well, except Chicago) and we don’t want to give any of them a loser point. Weekly Edge: Three Nashville...
On the Forecheck Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday’s Dump & Chase: Go For Gold
Photo by Danielle Del Valle/ Three in a row would make Thanksgiving that much sweeter. Hockey News & Rants Are the Nashville Predators Right to Scratch Kyle Turris? | On the ForecheckIn-case you missed it, yesterday was Turris Tuesday here at OTF. Our staff dug into one of the most perplexing player situations to happen in Nashville since...well, since Matt Duchene was still the white whale no one thought David Poile would ever land. Bobby takes a look at Kyle Turris’s season so far, and if scratching him actually makes sense. The Nashville Predators' Self-Inflicted Kyle Turris...
On the Forecheck Nov 21, 2019
Matt Duchene is not the Predators’ salvation—and that’s not his fault
Photo by John Russell/NHLI via The Predators have been “just one more forward” away for years. In the spring of 2017, with Ryan Johansen, Mike Fisher, and Kevin Fiala missing due to injury, the Nashville Predators were forced to ice Colton Sissons and Calle Järnkrok as their top two centers in the Stanley Cup Final. The referees’ input ranged from bad (a bad offside call in Game One) to atrocious (#SissonsScored). Pontus Åberg was a first-line winger. Pekka Rinne couldn’t stop a shot in Pittsburgh. The Predators still came incredibly close to the first Stanley Cup championship...
The Hockey Writers Nov 10, 2019
Avalanche Set Records in Epic Win
The Colorado Avalanche not only outshot (45-24), outscored (9-4) and outplayed the Nashville Predators on Nov. 7, they set some records too. They scored six goals in eight minutes, which is a franchise record for the club. Joonas Donskoi scored his first career NHL hat trick. T.J. Tynan notched his first NHL assist. It was a […] The post Avalanche Set Records in Epic Win appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
The Hockey Writers Nov 8, 2019
Matt Duchene Trade Analyzed
At the beginning of the 2017-18 season, expectations were high for the Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. The Predators were just coming off of their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final and the Senators were one goal away from meeting them there, taking the Pittsburgh Penguins to game seven in the Eastern Conference […] The post Matt Duchene Trade Analyzed appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
