Hockey is Alive and Well in the South Jeff Ponder | February 6, 2012 Who was it that said hockey could not survive in the South? That person has obviously never been to Nashville, Tennessee during hockey season. I was lucky enough to see…
Ryan Suter Watch: Nashville’s “Big Three” Update George Scoville | November 17, 2011 When I first joined The Hockey Writers earlier this year, number six on my Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the Nashville Predators 2011-2012 Season was “That one…
Joe Thornton’s Offense Becoming Jumbo-Sized Walter McLaughlin | November 8, 2011 Maybe Joe Thornton reads The Hockey Writers. On August 9th, I wrote an article entitled “Joey the Kid Needs Six Shooter to Tame the Wild, Wild West”. The piece postulated…
Rinne Gets His Money, But Did the Predators Doom Themselves? James Neveau | November 3, 2011 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist With the third lowest salary cap commitment in the league, the Nashville Predators are a team that has certainly made a habit of living successfully…
Jordin Tootoo’s Season of High Expectations George Scoville | September 29, 2011 When Nashville Predators winger Jordin Tootoo voluntarily entered the NHL’s substance abuse program last year, missing 23 games of the 2010-2011 season, this writer feared the worst. After spending several…
Nashville’s Summer of Amber and Aspic Jas Faulkner | June 10, 2011 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent The waiting, the waiting… At the postseason press gathering in May, Shea Weber was quoted as saying something to the effect that he wanted to…
What’s Left of the WCS: Character Counts Jas Faulkner | May 8, 2011 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent Last night I got a flash of what I hope to see as I am ensconced in my living room with a coterie of…
In Wilson, Preds Find Young Legs and the Versatility of a Veteran Andrew Knoll | March 16, 2011 Andrew Knoll offers a glimpse at the promising Predator Colin Wilson.
Sharks Drop 4th Straight at Home Michael Duca | January 8, 2011 (SAN JOSE, Cal.) Pekka Rinne turned back 42 shots and Sergei Kostitsyn banged home a rebound that deflected off Sharks’ defenseman Jason Demers’ stick as the Nashville Predators hung on…
Who Dat Playin’ Between the Pipes? Jas Faulkner | October 12, 2010 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent It was the kind of drama that no one wants to see at any time, much less at the shank end of what looked…
Nashville, October 8th, 2010: The Eve of Deconstruction Jas Faulkner | October 8, 2010 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent So the pundits and bloggers and talking heads (oh my!) already have, for the most part, projected their own views as to what will happen…
The Caps Rap The Predators And The Preseason Takes A Different Direction Jas Faulkner | September 27, 2010 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent And then there were 38. The roster continues to take shape while Trotz’s retooling of the lines and the coaching staff’s hard work at developing…