Ashley Grant
I graduated from Mount Royal University with a degree in Journalism with the hopes to pursue a career in sports media. I have been following hockey for many years at various different levels. Whether playing, watching or writing about it, hockey has played a massive role in my life. I was the sports editor at The Calgary Journal as well as a sports columnist for The Calgary Reflector.
Author's Posts
4 Players the Predators Could Target in Free Agency
October 9th, 2020 It’s October in 2020 so that of course means NHL free agency is about to open. Like everything else in sports, there’ll be a different feeling to this year’s negotiations and deals. The salary cap will remain flat at $81.5 million for the upcoming season, so players eyeing up lucrative contracts and hefty raises may have to take a...
Revisiting the Predators' Trotz Era
September 29th, 2020 It was six years ago when Nashville Predators general manager David Poile and then-head coach Barry Trotz sat in front of a camera to make a historical announcement: the only head coach the franchise had ever known would be relieved of his duties. Trotz wasn’t fired, for the record. Rather, his contract was expiring and the...
Predators Need Sophomore Surge From Duchene
September 16th, 2020 Look up and down the Nashville Predators’ roster. Who’s their game changer? Who’s the player you have the most confidence in to score a big goal when the team needs it most? Based on the last few seasons and the way they’ve ended, it may be safe to say you’re scratching your head for an answer. Sure, Filip Forsberg is one of...
Predators Have Necessary Pieces to Recover From Disappointing Season
August 27th, 2020 It was not that long ago when the Nashville Predators were the plucky underdog, who were, dare we say it, easy to root for. However, after making a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2017, the organization has regressed and regressed badly. In the 2018 playoffs they were eliminated in the second round, then took a first-round exit, and...
Predators Bitten By Lack of Second Line Production, Again
August 6th, 2020 The Nashville Predators find themselves down 2-1 in their best-of-five Qualifying Round series against the Arizona Coyotes after dropping Game 3 by a final score of 4-1. In such a short series it goes without saying that each game is critical. The Predators have lost two games and are already on the brink of elimination. There will...
Predators Will Soon See If Hynes Was the Right Choice
August 2nd, 2020 John Hynes will have a lot to prove in the 2020 NHL Playoffs. The salvaged conclusion to the season will be the head coach’s first shot in the postseason with the Nashville Predators, a team built to win now and expected to win now. Firing Peter Laviolette midseason demonstrated the state of the team and the perceived ceiling that...
