Brian Burke in Toronto: His 5 Worst Transactions Mark Ascione | May 25, 2012 While Brian Burke has done some very good things in trying to rebuild the Leafs into a playoff team, there is also the flipside – he’s also made some terrible…
Taking a Rinne Hard Look in the Mirror Eli Rassi | May 17, 2012 Since joining the Nashville Predators full time in 2008-09, Pekka Rinne has consistently demonstrated why he is among the best goaltenders in the world. He has great size, he has…
What Went Wrong for Nashville? Andrew Grimm | May 12, 2012 (Matt Kartozian-US PRESSWIRE) Headed in to the post season, the Nashville Predators were considered a serious threat, but for the second straight year they failed to get past the second round.…
“Russian Problem” Analysis Surrounding Radulov & Kostitsyn Falls Flat Christopher Lackey | May 7, 2012 Regardless of whether they return to the lineup in Game 5 or ever this season, the Russian Left Winger Alexander Radulov and the Belarussian Left Winger Andrei Kostitsyn have cemented…
Predators on the Brink of Elimination Andrew Grimm | May 5, 2012 Just as it seemed the Nashville Predators had clawed their way back into their best of seven series with the Phoenix Coyotes by taking game three on home ice, the…
Predators Make a Statement With Game 3 Win Andrew Grimm | May 4, 2012 When the Nashville Predators returned home for game three of their best of seven series with the Phoenix Coyotes, they found themselves down two games to none, and in desperate…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: Crackpot Theories Edition Jas Faulkner | May 2, 2012 satire by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor The commercial flight back to Nashville was an almost welcome distraction after the series of rickety little planes that took me leap by grasshopper-like…
So You Wanna Go Up 3-0? How the Coyotes Can Get the Stranglehold. Christopher Lackey | May 1, 2012 Tomorrow night, the Phoenix Coyotes have a chance to make their most memorable season yet the greatest in franchise history. I believed they had the stuff to win this series,…
Vezina Trophy Snub: Mike Smith Versus Pekka Rinne Sebastian Egerton-Read | May 1, 2012 The announcements of the trophy finalists are over and as usual they have left controversy in their wake. Let’s be fair, it is a difficult job to pick three players…
The Weeks That Were: April 15th-28th Tyler Kerdman | April 29, 2012 For the better part of two months, “The Week That Was” has provided an in-depth look at the past 7 days of what cannot be seen in the boxscore. From…
Season Ends for Milwaukee Admirals, Preds Prospects Andrew Grimm | April 28, 2012 The Nashville Predators American Hockey League affiliate, Milwaukee Admirals were swept in round one of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Looking back on what was a successful season for Milwaukee, a…
Predators vs. Coyotes – The Unusual Suspects Christopher Lackey | April 27, 2012 Everyone has already piled on the sarcasm to this unlikeliest of all-Southern market series. It’s the Retirement Community Desert Dogs vs. the Music City Sabre-toothed Tigers. Red wine-coloured jerseys vs.…