3 Takeaways From Predators’ 2-1 OT Loss to the Avalanche in Game 2 Shawn Wilken | May 6, 2022 The Nashville Predators demonstrated a better overall effort in the first period of Game 2, but the Colorado Avalanche’s depth and skill took over the game. The game was close on the…
3 Takeaways From Predators’ Scrappy Win Over Panthers – 2/22/22 Shawn Wilken | February 23, 2022 The Nashville Predators are back in the win column after erasing two deficits during Tuesday night’s game against the Florida Panthers. Rookie Tanner Jeannot scored a shorthanded goal, the first for the Predators this…
Solving the Nashville Predators’ Penalty Problem Shawn Wilken | February 13, 2022 As Matt Borowiecki sat in the penalty box, watching the Nashville Predators squander an early 2-0 lead, it was a feeling both he and his team recognized all too well. It’s to the…
Predators News & Rumors: Arvidsson Trade, Stadium Series, Hynes’ Future Jeff Middleton | July 4, 2021 Welcome back to Nashville Predators News & Rumors for The Hockey Writers. In this edition, we will briefly touch on the Viktor Arvidsson trade to the Los Angeles Kings. Secondly, we…
Predators’ Hynes Has Earned Another Season and Nothing More, So Far Ashley Grant | June 30, 2021 Does anything surprise you in the world of coaching anymore? Like really surprise you? The saying coaches are hired to be fired may be funny, but it’s seemingly true. Good…
Predators Need a Top-Down Adjustment to Fix Scoring Woes Jeff Middleton | June 13, 2021 It’s no secret that the Nashville Predators have an offense problem. The forward scoring is consistently underwhelming, and nothing seems to be able to fix it. The number of players…
Predators Need Saros, Suppression, & Their Best Line to Hang With Canes Jeff Middleton | May 25, 2021 The Nashville Predators and Carolina Hurricanes series is tied at two games apiece. It has been a tale of two halves for the Predators, as they dropped both games in…
Predators’ John Hynes Needs to Be in Jack Adams Conversation Kristy Flannery | May 20, 2021 Being an NHL coach is a funny thing. Season after season, fans see the coaching carousel that takes place, and it is a known fact that coaches in the National…
Predators Mailbag: Trade Deadline Predictions & Looking to the Future Jeff Middleton | April 10, 2021 Scrolling through the history of the Nashville Predators page on The Hockey Writers is always interesting. Seeing what my colleagues have written in the past and glimpsing over them will never get…
Predators Need a Serious Rebuild and It Won’t Be Easy Jeff Middleton | March 12, 2021 The Nashville Predators are at a crossroad. The team has made the playoffs for six straight seasons, tied for second in the NHL with the Washington Capitals. They brought in Matt Duchene…
John Hynes’ NHL Struggles Belies a Solid Coaching Pedigree Kristy Flannery | March 5, 2021 It has been an interesting ride for John Hynes since he made his NHL coaching debut in 2015. Like a wooden roller coaster, his past few seasons have been somewhat of…
Predators Need to Re-Evaluate Partnership With Hynes Ashley Grant | February 18, 2021 Coaches are hired to be fired, or so they say. It sounds like a bizarre statement, but it’s seemingly true. Bench bosses are often relieved of their duties, either because…