Greetings From Smashville! Season 13: Week 2
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent Swearing on the dusty, trepanned skull of Bob Lobertini will not change the weather in Nashville any more than declaring that an hour really has thirty minutes in…
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Who Dat Playin’ Between the Pipes?
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent It was the kind of drama that no one wants to see at any time, much less at the shank end of what looked…
Nashville, October 8th, 2010: The Eve of Deconstruction
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent So the pundits and bloggers and talking heads (oh my!) already have, for the most part, projected their own views as to what will happen…
Nashville Hockey 2010 Edition Part 4: Online Media
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent Nashville is a city with a rich history of to-the-bone sports traditions that are handed down from one generation to the next. At it’s best,…
The Caps Rap The Predators And The Preseason Takes A Different Direction
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent And then there were 38. The roster continues to take shape while Trotz’s retooling of the lines and the coaching staff’s hard work at developing…
Today’s Predators Training Camp Missive Is Brought to You By the Letter ‘H’
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent ‘H’ is for hope and hard work and heart. Anyone lucky enough to see an NHL training camp from the ground will encounter a lot of that. This year’s…
Camp Medicals: Preds Open Up and Say, “Rawr!”
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent How far can you jump sideways on one leg? How fast can you skate? These are two of the many questions the Predators had to…
Nashville Hockey 2010-11 Edition, The PFO and the Coaching Staff
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent This is a short list of key players. You’ll meet more of the people behind the scenes as the season progresses. The Predators Owner Group…
Nashville Hockey/2010-11 Edition Part One: A Brief Introduction
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent How-DEE! All across Canada, America (and certain parts of Northern Europe and Russia) keyboards are clicking furiously as writers, fans, wonks, and just everydarnedbody in…
Before the Devils Know You’re A Pred: Dearly Departed From 2009-10
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent Arnott casts a long shadow over Lower Broad in Nashville Drafts, trades, and the not so magical state of liminality better known as Freeagentapalooza are…
2010 Skate of the Union: For Nashville, Size Does Matter
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent The annual Skate of the Union at Bridgestone had respectable attendance figures for a hockey event at one of the hottest times of the year…
Nashville’s Shiny New Kids 2010: Rookie Development Camp Day Two
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent This report starts with Day Two because the first day, which is reported to consist of orientation, getting-to-know-you type stuff and team building activities (yay.)…