Canadiens News & Rumors: Julien, Ribeiro & Romanov
In today’s Montreal Canadiens news and rumors roundup, Claude Julien addresses the fans request to tank for the top pick, Mike Ribeiro gives his thoughts on the Shea Weber/PK Subban…
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Predicting PTOs: 62 Potential Tryouts
Tis the season, with September fast approaching and training camps not far off, that NHL teams will start extending tryouts to the remaining unrestricted free agents. Affectionately known as PTOs…
Predators Rebuilding Center Corps
The 2016-17 season has been a significantly rockier road than many expected the Nashville Predators to have coming in. An abysmal beginning to the campaign coupled with the highest player…
Roman Josi Activated, Jason Spezza Out & More
The Nashville Predators have activated defenseman Roman Josi from the injured reserve, the team announced Saturday. Josi has been out of the lineup for the Predators’ last nine games after being placed…
Predators Roster Experiments Proving Successful
The 82-game NHL season is an expansive voyage, full of ups and down, twists and turns, turmoil and triumph. To keep the ship sailing in the right direction, a franchise…
Laviolette’s Benching of Ribeiro Could Extend to Game 4
The Nashville Predators made a surprising move ahead of a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 3 Tuesday by scratching center Mike Ribeiro. Ribeiro’s been the target of criticism these…
Filip Forsberg Coming Alive at the Right Time
The script has flipped for Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg in 2015-16. Forsberg is on a tear as of late, scoring 12 points in his last 10 games, and his nine goals…
Weekly Roundup – Ribeiro Ripe for the Picking
This is the eighth edition of weekly roundup. In this article we take a look at the last seven days of hockey in the NHL. The article will focus on…
Predators Have Become the Prey
The Nashville Predators hit a franchise low in a 3-0 loss to the New York Rangers Monday. For the first time in team history, Nashville has been shutout for three…
Preds Poll: Grading Nashville for October
The Nashville Predators got off to a very good start in October. The Preds finished the opening month with a 7-1-2 record in the very tough Central Division. Nashville has…
Fantasy Fluctuation: This Week’s Biggest Risers & Fallers
Welcome to a new weekly feature here in the fantasy hockey hovel at The Hockey Writers. Each week this column will take a look at the three players whose ownership…
Preds Poll: Can James Neal Bounce Back?
The bookends to James Neal’s début season with the Nashville Predators were fantastic. Neal started his season with a hat trick as he provided all three goals in Nashville’s 3-2…