Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2010
The 11th installment in this series has arrived after looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first 10 drafts. If you missed any of them or want a refresher, you…
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Predators vs. Avalanche: 2022 First-Round Playoff Preview
Up until the final night of the regular season, the Nashville Predators were gearing towards a first-round series against the Calgary Flames. Despite a late-season defeat against them, the two teams were…
NHL 2021-22 Power Rankings: Week 10
Welcome to the ninth edition of my weekly NHL Power Rankings for The Hockey Writers, where the league’s top half is evaluated. These rankings will focus on how the teams…
Predators: Revisiting the Mikael Granlund/Kevin Fiala Trade
When winger Mikael Granlund was traded to the Nashville Predators from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Kevin Fiala at the 2018-19 trade deadline, there was a clear winner in…
Predators Re-Sign Granlund to 4-Year, $20 Million Deal
The Nashville Predators have re-signed centre Mikael Granlund to a four-year contract worth $20 million. While Granlund hasn’t been able to come close to replicating his 69-point 2016-17 or his…
Penguins Have Free Agent Options to Replace Jared McCann
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a tough decision last weekend as the team traded forward Jared McCann to the Toronto Maple Leafs for one-time Penguins prospect Filip Hallander and a 2023…
Sharks Could Use Granlund on Their Third Line
We know that San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson needs to find a third-line center this offseason, but there haven’t been many suggestions about a realistic candidate. It doesn’t…
Bruins Have Options if Krejci Leaves in Free Agency
The month of July is one that is going to be big for the Boston Bruins between the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft, the Entry Draft, and free agency. In his…
Possible Oilers 2021-22 Depth Chart Based on Rumored Holland Moves
There’s a lot of chatter surrounding the Edmonton Oilers. Having already made one big move (signing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) and with two other pending deals being closely connected to the team,…
Senators 2021 Free Agent Targets: Centremen
The Ottawa Senators have a lot of positives that they can take from this season. Regardless of where they finished in the Scotia North division standings, they had a strong…
Predators News & Rumors: Rinne Wins King Clancy, Cole Sillinger & Mikael Granlund
In this edition of Nashville Predators News & Rumors, the staple of Predators hockey, Pekka Rinne, took home the King Clancy Award for leadership on and off the ice. We…
Kings Have 4 Solid Offseason Targets to Fill Their Forward Corps
With the approaching 2021 NHL offseason comes speculation. Recent reports suggest that the LA Kings will be looking to add quality forwards, and with the upcoming expansion draft and a…