Nashville Predators Have Best Defense in NHL
“Offense wins games; defense wins championships.” The late, great former University of Alabama head football coach Bear Bryant said the truest quote in all of sports. Though Bryant was referring…
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Oilers, Predators, Ryan Ellis and Nail Yakupov
It is no secret the Edmonton Oilers badly need to upgrade their defence. While the addition of a top pairing defender who can be used in all situations would be…
Preds End of the Year Report Card: Ryan Ellis
The Hockey Writers Nashville Predators staff writer Colin Fitts will evaluate the performance of each player on the 2014-15 Predators roster every weekday in alphabetical order. You can follow Colin on Twitter, @FittsTHW.…
Nashville Predators D Shows Its Versatility
The Nashville Predators boast one of the best defensive groups in the National Hockey League, but the last week has proven the group’s versatility. That trait has been there all…
Cody Franson, Mike Santorelli Not Working In Nashville
When the Nashville Predators traded for Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli on February 15, I, like everyone else, was ecstatic about the increase in the lineup depth. Nashville was sitting comfortably with a six…
Ryan Ellis: Nashville’s Underrated Golden Boy
In the wake of Ryan Ellis signing a five-year, $12.5 million contact in order to stay with Nashville. I figured it would be a good time to take a closer…
David Does It Again: Re-Signs Ryan Ellis
Nashville Predators general manager David Poile made the signings of the summer acquiring forwards Olli Jokinen, Derek Roy and Mike Ribeiro for only $4.55 million this season. All three will…
What If Nashville Doesn’t Re-Sign Ryan Ellis?
There is one question still surrounding the Nashville Predators this off-season. Ryan Ellis has yet to be re-signed and is apparently not close to a deal with the Predators. Training…
Will T.J. Brennan Trade Cause Defensive Domino Effect?
The Nashville Predators made two transactions this week that could shape the club’s defense moving forward. The headline move was signing the fast-rising Roman Josi to a seven-year deal worth…
How the Predators Got Their Groove Back
Even after an overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild tonight, the Nashville Predators have returned to the strong play we’ve seen in past years over the last five games. Following…
The Predators vs. Blue Jackets in Season Opener
When the puck drops to open the season on Saturday, January 19th in Nashville, the Predators will face their Central Division rival the Blue Jackets, but will hardly recognize the…
Fantasy Hockey Preview: Potential in the Central
What makes a strong division? Is it solid goaltending, balanced scoring or stingy defense? How about all of the above?