Dear Brendan Shanahan…… Justin Glock | April 20, 2012 Dear Brendan Shanahan, You have an extremely difficult job. I would not want to be in your shoes. As head of the NHL Department of Player Safety, you have the…
Detroit Hasn’t Cracked Yet Jeff Stone | April 19, 2012 The crack Shea Weber put in Henrik Zetterberg’s helmet has spread to the Detroit Red Wings’ psyche. As the conference quarterfinal series between Detroit and the Nashville Predators has…
Preds Getting Production From Unlikely Sources Andrew Grimm | April 19, 2012 The Nashville Predators have taken a 3-1 series lead over the Detroit Red Wings. One reason for the Preds success is the production from unexpected players. To open the series, Gabriel…
Red Wings Losing Goaltending Battle, Failing To Score Andrew Johnson | April 18, 2012 Detroit Red Wings, meet Pekka Rinne. Pekka Rinne, meet your Conn Smythe. 41 shots were fired on the Nashville Predators’ netminder Tuesday night. 40 of them were turned away, and…
THW Has Spoken: And the Stanley Cup Winner is…. Anatoliy Metter | April 17, 2012 Last week, fellow writer Stephen Stoneman (@Stonemanstephen) asked members of THW who they thought would make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and who the eventual victor would be. While…
Greetings From Smashville! K2 Summit Edition Jas Faulkner | April 17, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor In as many years, the NHL promotions people have featured two players who are and were “Who is that guy?” to the rest of the…
Red Wings Still Control Their Own Fate Andrew Johnson | April 16, 2012 The Nashville Predators may have home ice advantage, a dynamite netminder, and a 2-1 series lead, but the 3rd period of Sunday’s game 3 made it very clear that the…
Detroit Red Wings’ Reliable PK Should Not Be Relied Upon Andrew Johnson | April 14, 2012 Nine consecutive games without a power play goal against. 37 consecutive killed off penalties. Those are the current stats for the Detroit Red Wings, who haven’t given up a goal…
How Can the Preds Gain the Upper Hand on the Wings? Andrew Grimm | April 14, 2012 The Western Conference’s 4 versus 5 matchup between the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings has lived up to the hype. The Preds took game one by a 3-2 score…
NHL Makes Critical Error In Failing To Suspend Shea Weber Andrew Johnson | April 12, 2012 You’ve seen the play by now. In the dying seconds of game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinal series between the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings, Predators captain Shea…
Bench Him, Coach Jas Faulkner | April 12, 2012 editorial by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor Last night my colleague, Jim Neveau, asked if Shea Weber should be disciplined for his hits on Henrik Zetterberg during the final minute of…
‘Puck Luck’, Poor Officiating the Stories of Predators-Red Wings Game 1 Andrew Johnson | April 12, 2012 Jimmy Howard’s frozen body and bewildered stare midway through the 2nd told the story better than any wordsmith could. He had just given up his 2nd goal of the evening,…
