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.…
Nashville Predators to Face Phoenix Coyotes in Round 2 Andrew Grimm | April 27, 2012 Predators move on (Don McPeak-US PRESSWIRE) For the second straight season the Nashville Predators have made it to round 2, as they are set to take on the Phoenix Coyotes…
All New West! Brad Burud | April 26, 2012 The quarter-finals for the Western Conference are now complete, and as we sit back now to watch the second round, many people will be asking “Who are these teams?” …
Thuggish Buffoonery: AKA The NHL Playoffs Joe Wilson | April 24, 2012 Ah, Spring… When otherwise sportsmanlike players make decidedly unsportsmanlike plays. In game one of the Predators/Red Wings series, the man on the left gripped Henrik Zetterberg by the back of the…
Essential Hockey Read: Behind The Moves Christopher Ralph | April 21, 2012 The Essential Hockey Read & Reference: Behind the Moves: NHL General Managers Tell How Winners Are Built by Jason Farris (Foreward by Brian Burke) Like a Datsyukian breakaway clinical finish,…
Rinne Leads Preds to Round 2 Andrew Grimm | April 21, 2012 For the second straight season the Nashville Predators will advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Preds defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in game five…
The Guard Has Changed From Hockeytown To Smashville Jeff Stone | April 21, 2012 The Detroit Red Wings knew what they had gotten themselves into going into game five against the Nashville Predators. It was the old guard facing elimination at the hands of…