Peter Denton
Peter Denton is a hockey fan. He is a current resident of Nashville and loves the Predators (as a former resident of Michigan he loves the Red Wings too). When he isn't writing for THW or ALDLAND, he is writing theoretical physics papers.
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Offense Needs to be Predators' Offseason Top Priority
June 13th, 2015 As the offseason winds up into full gear, the Nashville Predators are already making headway with contract talks. The big names are all falling into place, but Nashville will need to make some key roster moves if they want to build on their recent successes. View image | gettyimages.com The Predators should be set up to be...
Plus-Minus Revisited, the Results: Part 2 of 2
May 28th, 2015 For part 1 in this series, see Plus-Minus Revisited, the Correction: Part 1 of 2. A quick review for those of you looking to not get bogged down in the details: scaled plus-minus (SPM) takes a players plus-minus (PM) and divides it by the square root of the player's ice time (TOI). This way, a player's SPM should approach the player's...
Plus-Minus Revisited, the Correction: Part 1 of 2
May 28th, 2015 For part 2 in this series, see Plus-Minus Revisited, the Results: Part 2 of 2. Plus-minus (PM), or the number of goals your team scored while you were on the ice minus the number of goals the other team scored while you were on the ice, is an interesting stat. It is regularly cited with player profiles, yet receives much derision from...
Bridgestone Arena: Heart of the Music City
May 12th, 2015 When I arrived in Nashville about five years ago, and went to my first Predators game I wasn't expecting much. I'm from the North, and I figured the South would know more about NASCAR than skating around an ice rink. When I went to the game, though, I was happy to see just how wrong I was. Bridgestone Arena was a sea of gold. Everywhere...
Preds Season in Review: What Could Have Been
April 28th, 2015 The Nashville Predators lost in the first round of the playoffs to a tough Chicago Blackhawks team that truly went the distance. As some have pointed out, "if Preds fans were told Nashville would make the playoffs but lose in the first round, odds are, many would be okay with that," a sentiment I generally agree with - from the beginning...
Predators Playoff Prospects II: Watch Guide
April 4th, 2015 I reviewed the Nashville Predators' promising playoff prospects two weeks ago, and now, with just four regular season games to go over the next week, it is time to take another look. First, a review, how has my prediction held up? For those predictions, I gave the Predators a win against teams they had a winning record against, an over...
