Predators’ Mid-Season Check-Up Kyle Gipe | December 27, 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…
Predators Quarter-Season Check-Up Kyle Gipe | November 24, 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…
Nashville Predators May Have NHL’s Best Goalie Combo On, Off Ice The Canadian Press | November 14, 2018 NASHVILLE — Pekka Rinne is off to an even better start than last season when he finally won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goalie, and backup Juuse Saros ranks among the league’s top 10 for victories. With both goalies now signed to contract exten…
Rinne Extension Provides Predators with Plenty of Positives Kyle Gipe | November 11, 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…
NHL Rumors: Duchene, Point, Rinne, More Jim Parsons | October 19, 2018 In today’s rumor rundown, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Brayden Point are going to hold off chatting contracts for a while, Matt Duchene and the Ottawa Senators are doing the…
Burning Questions for the Central Division Trevor Beggs | September 24, 2018 Do you have questions about your favourite team after the puck dropped for the preseason? For teams that are already playoff-bound, the preseason doesn’t really answer questions. If you’re cheering…
Rinne Won, But Hellebuyck Deserved It Declan Schroeder | June 22, 2018 The glitz and glamour of the 2018 NHL Awards in Las Vegas are over, and a number of the league’s top stars are going home — after hitting the Strip…
‘Nashville Predators Only’ NHL Awards George Matarangas | May 30, 2018 The Nashville Predators were the cream of the NHL’s crop during the regular season but ultimately fell short during the playoffs. That doesn’t diminish their regular-season prowess, where many players…
The 2018 THW Year-End Awards Ryan Pike | May 20, 2018 Welcome to the seventh annual installment of our Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every National Hockey League regular season, we ask all active writers…
Best Goalies of the 2017-18 Regular Season Jeff Seide | May 5, 2018 Historically, there are three statistics that are looked at to evaluate and compare a goaltender: wins, goals against average (GAA) and save percentage (SV%). While they all have some merit,…
Fisher Reveals Votes for NHL’s Major Awards Larry Fisher | April 11, 2018 For the first time in history — or at least in a long time — members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association will be revealing their votes for the NHL’s…
Predators Dominate Despite Mixed Analytics George Matarangas | April 9, 2018 Game 82 of the season has come and gone and the Nashville Predators are the best team in the NHL. The Presidents’ Trophy is coming to Tennesee and it was…