Let's get it started...

by Dirk Hoag on Feb 25, 2009 3:27 PM EST

Welcome, folks, to On the Forecheck's new home here as part of SB Nation. Please register, make yourself comfortable, and come back often for what I hope you'll find to be an essential stop for all things related to the Nashville Predators, along with league-wide NHL analysis as well.

First things first, I want to thank James for inviting me to this party and Paul Kukla for hosting my work over at Kukla's Korner since the start of the season. I also want to wish the gang over there all the best going forward. Now, what are we up to over here?

If you're already a SB Nation reader (or found your way here via Yahoo! Sports), then this will be the home turf for Nashville Predators fans, with game threads, lots of analysis, and the occasional dose of silly stuff as well. For those of you familiar with On the Forecheck but new to SB Nation, what you'll find here is a community of sites that bring an extra level of interaction between fans of different teams. Besides my content, there are also an opportunity for all of you to chip in, with FanShots (let's show the hockey world what the experience is like at a Preds game), or express your thoughts (say, a criticism of the Nashville power play, for example) in a FanPost.

So to get things started, I want to get a reading on popular sentiment... are the Preds going to make a fifth straight appearance in the playoffs this spring or not?

Poll

Will the Nashville Predators make the playoffs this season?

Yes

12 votes

No

33 votes

45 votes | Poll has closed

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Welcome

Welcome Forechecker! Great to have you here, and to have another active Twitter user on the hockey front is outstanding. I’ve been following you for a while.

-Nathan
Hockey Wilderness.

by nathaneide on Feb 25, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions

Definately Welcome!

Welcome to SB Nation… I too have followed you for quite awhile, and am very glad to see you join up with us.

-Buddha
Hockey Wilderness

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by BReynolds on Feb 25, 2009 11:24 PM EST up reply actions

Welcome, Forechecker, from a guy who plans on getting his Twitter act together by the 2016-17 season.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2009 6:27 PM EST reply actions

We’ll just go ahead and start an “Earl Sleek” on Twitter for you.

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by Dominik on Feb 25, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions

DOMINIK!

I told you to keep that a secret… Dang it! Evil/awesome plan ruined!

Support Your Local Coyotes Blog! -
Five For Howling

by Travis Hair on Feb 25, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions

Psyched to have you aboard, Forechecker!

Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world

by J.P. on Feb 25, 2009 6:32 PM EST reply actions

Awesome. I was wondering just when the lone Preds blogger would join up here.

Gross Misconduct with yours truly

by HockeyJoe on Feb 25, 2009 6:36 PM EST reply actions

By all means, click away

If it’s more Preds bloggers you’re looking for, just check out the sidebar!

More fun than a stick to the face!

by Dirk Hoag on Feb 25, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions

Welcome!

Mike and I joined SBN a couple of weeks ago at Nucks Misconduct. Great to see another Western Conference team represented here!

by Sean Zandberg on Feb 25, 2009 6:40 PM EST reply actions

Welcome aboard! But all the same you’re not allowed to make the playoffs (unless you’re behind the Canucks, then it’s just fine)

'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.

by Yankee Canuck on Feb 25, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

Awesome! Best Preds blog on the web and a great addition to SBN. Welcome.

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by Travis Hughes on Feb 25, 2009 7:04 PM EST reply actions

Welcome.

Like no one saw this coming ;-)

See you tomorrow night!

Support Your Local Coyotes Blog! -
Five For Howling

by Travis Hair on Feb 25, 2009 7:11 PM EST reply actions

I don’t have much in the way of manners, but I’ll try to mind them around these parts.

Welcome!

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by Mr. Plank on Feb 25, 2009 7:15 PM EST reply actions

I've been waiting for the Preds to be on SBN.

Awesome.

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Feb 25, 2009 7:17 PM EST reply actions

Welcome! It's great to have you on board

by Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 25, 2009 7:24 PM EST reply actions

Great to have you Dirk. Can’t wait to party Nashville style this weekend.

by James Mirtle on Feb 25, 2009 7:43 PM EST reply actions

Doesn’t that involve cattle?

Sha-wing!!!

Fear The Fin: Where The Second Round Is Overrated

by Mr. Plank on Feb 26, 2009 1:23 AM EST up reply actions

Wasn’t it your team that started out life in the “Cow Palace”? I guess that was before they called them “Ice Girls”…

More fun than a stick to the face!

by Dirk Hoag on Feb 26, 2009 7:56 AM EST up reply actions

Wanted to get in on the party – late – and give my best to you and the site, FC…really happy to have you amongst the brethren.

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by Donny Rivette on Feb 25, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions

Extending a Lighthouse welcome — even later than Whale. Happiness is a good forecheck.

Lighthouse Hockey: SBN's New York Islanders blog with hip issues.

by Dominik on Feb 25, 2009 8:14 PM EST reply actions

Welcome, Dirk. Looking forward to your great math work and writing appearing here at SBN going forward.

I hope you don’t catch me in Mirtle’s Blogger invitational pool, however.

by Kent Wilson on Feb 25, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions

I hope you don’t catch me in Mirtle’s Blogger invitational pool, however.

Yeah, does anybody have a goaltender I can borrow for (checks Ryan Miller’s ankle) two or three weeks?

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions

Don't bet on it

You’ve got quite a lead there, although I gave away a few points by failing to dress Kovalev in his return game, and forgetting to set my lineup on Sunday, leaving Ovechkin out. Doh!

More fun than a stick to the face!

by Dirk Hoag on Feb 25, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions

Thank you!

I love this site so far!

Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.

by Aditya T (smashville) on Feb 25, 2009 8:57 PM EST reply actions

great username

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Feb 25, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks

I had to replace my old “corrupted” account with this one

Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.

by Aditya T (smashville) on Feb 25, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

A Special welcome

to one of my favorite blogs on the internet. Great to have you on board.

D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Feb 25, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions

Bout freaking time!!!

by Michaeltastic on Feb 25, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions

This is freaking sweet

Welcome Dirk!

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by PPP on Feb 25, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions

Welcome!

Great to see another hockey blog up and running.

By the way, I think we should start an Over/Under on how many teams will get an SBN blog before the Rangers do. Not including them, there are six teams without an individual SBN blog (apologies to Battle of California).

Starting O/U is 3 and I’ll take the over and say all 6 will get one before the Rags. Anyone in?

I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!

by R_Adragna on Feb 25, 2009 9:35 PM EST reply actions