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Review Predators' 2018-19 Season: Goaltending Edition
May 21st, 2019 To wrap up my positional review of the Nashville Predators' 2018-19 season, I move to their goaltenders. For reference, here are the reviews I've written thus far: Forwards ReviewDefensemen Review The 2018-19 season was a rough one for goaltenders. League-wide, netminders had a .910 save percentage (SV%), the lowest since 2008-09....
Predators' Mid-Season Check-Up
December 27th, 2018 Okay, so it's not exactly the mid-way point for the Nashville Predators' 2018-19 season. They've played 37 games, four shy of the halfway mark. However, the Christmas break remains a convenient time to perform a check-up of the team because enough time has passed to know what they are and aren't and what changes ought to be done the rest...
Predators Quarter-Season Check-Up
November 24th, 2018 American Thanksgiving, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, is traditionally the first point in the season when we look at the standings and begin to take them seriously. Since the 2005-06 season, 77.3 percent of teams in a playoff spot at American Thanksgiving went on to play postseason hockey, so playing strong hockey to...
Predators Prowl: Road Woes Lead to Home Cooking
November 20th, 2018 The week of Nov. 13 to 19 started off rough for the Nashville Predators as they wrapped up a five-game road trip before returning home. That home cooking was necessary as they dropped three in a row to end the trip, including two to start the week, before turning it around in their first game back at Bridgestone Arena. A slow start...
The 5 Best NHL Backups
November 13th, 2018 It may be a relatively thankless job, but NHL teams need serviceable backups. If they’re lucky, they get one who’s able to go above and beyond in relief of their starter. Sometimes, they may even overtake the No. 1 altogether. Looking at all of the league’s clear-cut No. 2s (at least for the time being), it becomes clear that...
Rinne Extension Provides Predators with Plenty of Positives
November 11th, 2018 On Nov. 3, the Nashville Predators announced a two-year extension for longtime netminder, Pekka Rinne. The deal, which goes into effect next season, carries a $5 million cap hit, a sizable decrease from his current $7 million hit. The new contract, like his current one, has a no-movement clause and modified no-trade clause that includes...
