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At 2-6-1, the Predators looked to be digging a hole that would be difficult to overcome. Scoring was at a premium, the defense looked shaky at best and the goaltending was spotty. In the powerful Western Conference, the Preds were falling quickly out of the race. Then something happened for this team. The offense started to appear, the defense settled down and looked solid, and the Predators reeled off three ...

Hockey is a simple game. Score more than your opponent and you win. Keep the puck out of your net and you win. Both have been a challenge for the Nashville Predators this season. Through 10 games, the Predators stand 3-6-1 and have seven points. Offensively, it was known that the Predators would need scoring from the top two lines to be successful. Scoring from the top lines has been ...

Seven games into the season, the Predators stand at 2-4-1, and a picture of this team, and potentially their season, is starting to emerge. While there remains a lot of hockey to play, the Predators are showing some traits that are promising and some tendencies that are troubling. Looking at these gives us an idea where this team is headed this season. When the Predators play their style of hockey, they ...

Four games in to the season, an interesting, and troubling, trend has emerged for the Nashville Predators.á All six goals scored have come from the number one line, with Jason Arnott netting three goals, Patric Hornqvist two, and Steve Sullivan one.á No other Predator has been able to find the back of the net, and this team must have contributions from the other lines if they want to be successful ...

Building a winning team is as much art as it is science. Blending experienced veterans, untested rookies, and players added via trade or free agency is akin to a chemistry experiment in a science lab. Although you have known individual components, the final outcome once they are combined can be surprising.Our resident mad scientist, GM David Poile, has built this version of the Predators using all of these components, rookies, ...

Stu Grimson was known as one of the most fearsome fighters in the NHL, patrolling the ice for eight different NHL teams and playing in 729 regular season games during his career. "The Grim Reaper", as Stu was known, was not just a fighter, however. He was a solid hockey player and a leader both on and off the ice. Once his hockey career was over, Stu obtained his law degree from ...