Predators New Year’s Resolutions For 2022
Christmas came early for the Nashville Predators, as they took to the holiday break on a seven-game winning streak. It was a little sooner than expected as the NHL had…
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5 Predators Who Probably Won’t Be Back Next Season
The Nashville Predators managed to get red-hot right before COVID-19’s assault on the NHL took its toll, forcing the league to postpone games until after Christmas. The Predators now enter their holiday…
Predators 2020-21 Report Cards: Haula, Richardson, Benning, Harpur
We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty of report cards in this Nashville Predators report card series. I started with the players at the top of the lineup, and now I’m…
Reshaping the Maple Leafs’ Defense for Next Season
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t played well of late. Frederik Andersen seems tired and two Maple Leafs defensemen are out with broken feet. Maybe it’s time to take a break…
Maple Leafs Dark Horse Contributors for 2019-20
We know the superstars. Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Tyson Barrie and Frederik Andersen will do much of the heavy lifting this season. As the…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Spezza, Domi & Harpur
In this news and rumors post, I will share what I’ve been reading and hearing. Will Auston Matthews leave the Toronto Maple Leafs? What will Jason Spezza bring to the…
Predicting the Maple Leafs’ Bottom Defense Pairing
There was no shortage of offseason moves fashioned by general manager Kyle Dubas and his staff this summer. The Maple Leafs have a new bottom-six center duo, a couple of…
10 Tallest Senators of All Time
At the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, former Minnesota Wild general manager Paul Fenton stirred up some controversy when he stated that the “…thing I liked is when guys came up…
Senators and Leafs Swap Ceci, Zaitsev
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Michael Carcone to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Cody Ceci, Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk and a 2020 third-round…
Overused Oduya Hurting the Senators
When the Ottawa Senators signed Johnny Oduya this summer, it seemed like a natural fit. The team had just lost Marc Methot to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion…
Senators Defence Needs Young Legs
When the Ottawa Senators lost top-pair defenceman Marc Methot over the summer, they knew they’d have to rely on younger players to replace him. So far, rookie defencemen like Thomas…
Disappointing Prospects: Senators’ Development Camp Edition
This post is the flip side of last week’s Hope For Ottawa’s Future post. Rather than celebrating the diamond in the rough, late-round draft steal and highlighting clever signings of…