Let's get something out of the way up front: I'm a Clunatic™, and I really don't care what you think. The man. The myth. The legend. Dicky Clune. [Language NSFW] The Stats GP Goals Assists Points /- PIM Shoot % 58 3 4 7 -7 166 10.3 5-5 Pts/60 CF% CF% rel Sh% Sv% PDO Pen /- per 60 0.88 47.10% -1.0% 5.70% 91.90% 97.6 -0.4 Season Summary In an exclusive interview with OTF last fall , Preds forward...
Flash and flare are not keys to Mike Fisher's game, but what he does bring is a complete effort every night while he sneakily rises to the top of the scoring chart for the Predators every year. His gritty game and disregard for what a toll it takes on his body has earned him the love of the fans and the respect of the locker room. The Stats: GP Goals Assists Points /- PIM Shoot % 75 20 29 49 -4 60...
The new bench boss will be publicly introduced to fans and media alike at the Music City Sports Fest on June 1st. After Peter Laviolette was announced as Barry Trotz's replacement, there were a few questions being raised about how accommodating he'd be with the Nashville media. Trotz, after all, had been with the team since its inception and had to do a bit more publicity to help get the team off...
Preliminary Round competition at the 2014 World Championship in Minsk, Belarus wrapped up on Tuesday, with 11 of the Predators’ 13 representatives at the tournament moving onto the quarterfinals, which will all take place on Thursday. The Unite......
In case you slept in this morning, Team USA slipped past Germany 5-4 to advance to the Quarterfinals in the IIHF Worlds on Thursday. We won't know our opponent until a little later today, but honestly...what difference does it make? Just give us the trophy now and save everyone the trouble. Tomorrow's an off-day for the tournament, so maybe spend the day watching Rambo, Rocky IV, Red Dawn, Miracle,...
Already a prized defenseman, Roman Josi took strides this season to cement his place on the Nashville blue line. Follow @OnTheForecheck The Stats GP Goals Assists Points /- PIM Shoot % 72 13 27 40 -2 18 7.7 5-5 Pts/60 CF% CF% rel Sh% Sv% PDO Pen /- per 60 0.98 48.70% 0.4% 8.20% 91.10% 99.3 0.0 Season Summary Even though his season got off to a scary start , Roman Josi had a breakout year for the...
The Nashville Predators scouting staff met up in Music City May 5-8 to compile their player ranking for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, which will take place June 27-28 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. This was neither the first nor the last t......
It's still early, so I guess there's no reason to panic, but I can't stress this enough: WE NEED THE BLACKHAWKS TO LOSE. Every playoff win creates 100 more jerseys with the tags still attached stumbling down Broadway. Another Cup would be akin to our own personal zombie apocalypse. We can't have it. CAN'T HAVE IT. Nashville Predators News He guides and teaches: Laviolette an influence on Team USA-...
Much like the Dark Knight's belt, Nick Spaling comes equipped for all situations. Penalty Kill? Check. Power Play? Sure. Goal Support? Yup. Shark Repellent? Kinda..(2 points against San Jose this year). As an RFA, Spaling has tremendous upside for what he contributes, especially if/when Cullen and Gaustad are no longer with the Predators. Should Nashville lock him in for the long term or does the...
Over the weekend, Nashville Predators defensemen representing their countries in the World Championship played in support of Predators General Manager David Poile’s recent comments about the Predators defense being one of the League’s best. Throug......
With his two goals yesterday (including the game-winner in OT, see above), he's 7th in scoring at the IIHF Worlds . Only 1 point behind some guy named Alex Ovechkin. Looking at his international play, plus his growing reputation for Canadian Soul-Crushing , I just have one question: How many teams can we get to move out of the US? At this point, I'd vote for all of them...we might get the first 200...
All 13 of the players and staff representing the Nashville Predators saw game action on Friday at the IIHF World Championship. The first two contests of the day saw Preds players and coaches taking home wins in both games played. For the United......
Tonight's the night! All Most Some small portion of Southern California is on pins and needles awaiting the outcome...who do think will take it? Let's not forget Team USA takes on Kazakhstan today ( live stream on NBC Sports here ), which, it turns out is a real country, not just something that guy made up for the Borat movie. Go Seth Jones! Go Craig Smith! Go America! Around the Wide Wide World of...
Pekka Rinne recorded his second shutout in as many games as Finland blanked the Belarusians 2-0 in the sixth day of competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship. In addition to his shutout, Rinne, who was named Finland’s player of the game, was......
If his paychecks were a little smaller, we'd probably be singing a different tune. The Stats GP Goals Assists Points /- PIM Shoot % 75 10 11 21 -6 61 13.5 5-5 Pts/60 CF% CF% rel Sh% Sv% PDO Pen /- per 60 1.18 44.50% -4.9% 6.60% 91.80% 98.4 -0.4 Season Summary Paul Gaustad did everything he needed to do as a hockey player this season. His point production was more or less on par with his average...
Welcome to summer, guys! Heads are gonna roll in Pittsburgh, but it's likely all sunshine and rainbows and puppy dogs and ice cream in Minnesota. The Suter and Parise families now have plenty of time for picnics, family softball games, and long walks in the park. All the good stuff. We've got Montreal-Boston Game 7 tonight, followed by Ducks-Kings later on...who's gonna advance? Nashville Predators...
Offseason surgery, a lengthy recovery, then an even longer recovery from the recovery pretty much torched the season for the Preds most important player. The Stats GP W L O SO GA SA SV% GAA MIN 24 10 10 3 2 63 645 0.902 2.77 1366 Season Summary Just over a year ago, Pekka had arthroscopic surgery to clean up a hip issue that had been plaguing him through the end of the lockout-shortened 2013 season....
Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne stole the show in Tuesday’s 2014 World Championship games, recording a 20-save shutout as Finland topped Germany, 4-0. Rinne made half of his saves in the second period, and received four goals in offe......
Montreal forced a Game 7 last night with a win over Boston, and Pittsburgh gets their third chance to close out the Rangers tonight. And we could get two more if Minnesota wins in the late game, and the Kings win tomorrow. Pretty exciting, right? Unless your team is involved, then I can imagine it's just incredibly, disgustingly stressful. Nashville Predators News Predators ratchet up pressure on...
An unproven backup goalie was thrust into the spotlight in the absence of Pekka Rinne. Hutton's journey was tumultuous at times, but he found his groove as the season wore down. Perhaps a bit too late. The Stats GP W L O SO GA SA SV% GAA MIN 40 20 11 4 1 91 1,001 0.910 2.62 2,085 Season Summary Of the many questionable decisions that David Poile made in the 2013 free agency period, signing Carter...