On the Forecheck Jan 21, 2021
How the third pairing will help the Predators win this year
Photo by Danny Murphy/Icon Sportswire via When the head coach trusts the third defense pairing, everyone benefits. I’ve gone on record plenty of times as both a defender of, and complainer about, the Nashville Predators’ third defensive pairing. I feel more than willing to complain about bad defense on the third pairing when it’s merited, but I get rebuked quite often when people assume I expect the third pairing to play to like Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis. Of course, I don’t expect that at all, but being taken to task several times for this perceived belief is...
On the Forecheck Jan 14, 2021
OTF Roundtable: Predators 2021 Season Predictions
Photo by Jeff Vinnick/ The OTF staff talks about what we expect from the team this year. It’s a weird, weird year, but we’re still getting our season predictions ready. We don’t know how many games the Predators will play, or whether the season will actually run its course, but we’re not trying to predict any of that. Who are your predictions for team scoring leaders? Eamon: I’ll have to go with Filip Forsberg leading the team in goals, Matt Duchene leading in assists, and Roman Josi leading in points. I’m still not convinced that Viktor Arvidsson will ever...
