Alex MacLean

Predators Should Pursue Krejci & Reimer in Free Agency

Alex MacLean | June 10, 2021

The Nashville Predators have already started their offseason, but that doesn’t mean the work for the 2020-21 season is complete. There are still a few teams playing, and some of…

Predators Have 3 Bold Moves They Could Make This Offseason

Alex MacLean | June 8, 2021

Over his 23 year career as general manager of the Nashville Predators, David Poile has seldom shied away from making a big splash when he feels it is needed. After…

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Revisiting David Poile’s Drafts – 2013

Alex MacLean | June 7, 2021

The David Poile Draft feature began with Kyle Gipe and his coverage of the 1998-2009 drafts. I’m taking over the 2010s decade of Nashville Predators’ drafting, which again only saw…

Predators Need to Adapt Their Draft Strategies For 2021

Alex MacLean | June 5, 2021

Despite an early playoff exit, there is plenty to look ahead to this offseason. The Nashville Predators have seven picks in their pocket this year, the earliest of which is…

Predators Rookies Proved Their Potential In the Postseason

Alex MacLean | June 3, 2021

Up until late in the 2020 offseason, a bit of a youth movement was expected for the Nashville Predators in the 2020-21 season. There were holes on the roster to…

Predators Have Some Tough RFA Decisions to Make This Offseason

Alex MacLean | June 1, 2021

The most valuable player for the Nashville Predators this past season was undoubtedly Juuse Saros, but behind him on the list, there were many other important contributors. Many of those…

Predators Have an Expansion Draft Dilemma With Viktor Arvidsson

Alex MacLean | May 29, 2021

The season came to an abrupt end in Nashville with Sebastian Aho scoring in the first overtime of their six-game series against the Carolina Hurricanes. Coming into the series, the…

Predators Reaping Rewards of Luke Kunin Trade

Alex MacLean | May 25, 2021

Not every player gets to be the overtime hero, and doing it in double overtime is special. But when that double-overtime win comes on the heels of another double-overtime win,…

Predators Prospect Report: Askarov, Farrance & the State of the Farm System

Alex MacLean | May 15, 2021

In dealing with some leagues not running, other leagues managing around shutdowns and rescheduling, and everyone managing around their own health and isolation, it wasn’t an easy year to be…

3 Predators Picks That Found Success Outside of Nashville

Alex MacLean | May 5, 2021

As a smaller expansion market, the Nashville Predators drafted and developed most of their own talent in the early years. Players weren’t eager to join a new franchise that didn’t…

Predators: 3 Players Set to Rewrite the Franchise Record Books

Alex MacLean | April 29, 2021

The Nashville Predators have been a part of the NHL since their expansion draft in 1998. In that time, they have reached the Stanley Cup Final once, and across the…

Predators Will Be Underdogs in Any First Round Matchup

Alex MacLean | April 19, 2021

In fourth place in the Discover Central Division Standings with a two-point lead on the fifth-place Chicago Blackhawks, the Nashville Predators’ playoff spot is anything but assured, especially when you…