It's a lazy Sunday in middle of August, so the hockey notes are few and far between this morning! We start off with a good one, though, a bit of advanced scouting for a Nashville Predators prospect who you're probably not very familiar with...

Nashville Predators News

Coming Down the Pipe!: One To Watch: Nashville Predators
Guy Flaming predicts that Brendan Leipsic, drafted in the 3rd round by Nashville this summer, will develop into a crowd favorite.

Nashville Predators remain close to Central Division rivals | The Tennessean

Thanks to the Red Wings' summer of swing & miss, the Preds haven't lost much ground. St. Louis remains the favorite, though.

Around the Wide Wide World of Hockey

Lubomir Visnovsky escapes serious injury after crashing Ferrari during race in Slovakia | Puck Daddy
Whoopsie.

Melky Cabrera Cooked Up A Phony Website To Try To Beat His Suspension - Deadspin
Not hockey-related, but hilarious nonetheless.