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Alex MacLean

I'm a 26 year old hockey fanatic who grew up in Toronto but fell in love with the Predators watching Kimmo Timonen and Paul Kariya. I now cover the Predators for the Hockey Writers. With an engineering background I also have an affinity towards all things related to numbers and the salary cap, and publish some fantasy hockey content at DobberHockey.

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…

3 Trades the Predators Need to Make for Now and the Future

Alex MacLean | April 8, 2021

With the recent hot-streak, the Nashville Predators are now firmly back in the playoff picture, and they have a lot of options as the trade deadline approaches. The injuries that…

Revisiting David Poile’s Drafts – 2012

Alex MacLean | April 5, 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 Take Advantage of a Favourable Upcoming Schedule

Alex MacLean | March 30, 2021

After taking both games of a two-game set against the Chicago Blackhawks near the end of March, the Nashville Predators sit in a playoff spot with less than six weeks…

Predators Need to Give Jarnkrok More Ice Time

Alex MacLean | March 23, 2021

When the Nashville Predators signed Calle Jarnkrok to a six-year deal in 2016, many questioned why a middle-sixer with limited upside deserved that kind of security. He was coming off…

Predators’ Trade Deadline Plans Will Dictate a Busy Offseason

Alex MacLean | March 16, 2021

The NHL Trade Deadline is only four weeks away now, and with the pandemic quarantine restrictions affecting timelines for player availability, this creates a lot of different opportunities. The Nashville…

Predators Have 2021 Free Agents to Move

Alex MacLean | March 8, 2021

After a disappointing run to start the season, the Nashville Predators sit sixth in the Discover Central Division, and will likely be on the outside looking in come playoff time.…

Revisiting David Poile’s 2011 Draft

Alex MacLean | March 1, 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 also only saw…

Predators Have Options if They Decide to Make Coaching Changes

Alex MacLean | February 24, 2021

The Nashville Predators are off to a poor start, and the fanbase isn’t happy about it. Rightly or wrongly, a lot of the blame seems to be pointed at head…

Predators’ Forsberg Showing Off Elite Scoring Ability

Alex MacLean | February 18, 2021

We all know that Filip Forsberg was stolen away from the Washington Capitals in a deal for Martin Erat that looks better and better for the Predators by the year.…

Predators Prospect Wrap-Up: Farrance & Askarov Leading Hot Prospect Pool

Alex MacLean | February 15, 2021

With the AHL season just getting underway, and the Milwaukee Admirals having opted out, the Nashville Predators prospects are even more widely distributed than most teams right now. The COVID-19…

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