Nashville Predators News

Rich Clune autographs a special item for a young hockey player - Nashville Predators Examiner
This isn't just Music City, apparently there's a young hockey-playing poet as well who penned a tribute to Clune's toughness.

Nashville Predators succeed with team defense | The Tennessean
Considering the number of young players worked into the mix at all levels, the defense has looked pretty good so far.

The 303:30 – Rinne’s streak, Rich Clune and Preds AGM Paul Fenton | Section 303
If you ever wanted to listen to a new 303:30, now's the time.

Assistant GMs ready to take next step - Cross Checks Blog - ESPN
Will Paul Fenton get a GM's post of his own?

Ads wait ’til the last minute for third win in a row | Admirals Roundtable
Mattias Ekholm scored in his return to the lineup.

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Around the Wide Wide World of Hockey

Canadian playing pro hockey in Russia jolted from bed by meteor blast - The Globe and Mail
Goaltender Michael Garnett was startled out of bed when that meteor blew up in the skies over Chelyabinsk.

NHL Realignment Progressing - Dallas Stars to be Among Chief Beneficiaries - Defending Big D
What do you think of adding Dallas, Minnesota & Winnipeg to the current Central Division?

Shea Weber the latest to learn that huge money means heightened expectations - The Globe and Mail
While Barry Trotz may have bristled at that recent press conference question over Shea Weber's production, just imagine how intense that pressure would be in a major market like Toronto or (perish the thought) Philadelphia.

Q-and-A with Anaheim Ducks goalie Viktor Fasth - Goalie Insider
Meet the 30-year-old rookie who has sparked Anaheim's hot start.

Around the rinks - The Globe and Mail
Eric Duhatschek points out the lack of return Minnesota is getting on their big free agent investment.

Henrik Sedin Is The Canucks All-Time Points Leader (Video) - Nucks Misconduct
The playmaking twin passed Markus Naslund last night.

Global Edmonton | Former NHL stars react to decision to extend Graham James' sentence
Hockey's Jerry Sandusky gets a few more years in the clink.

The influence of the Canucks and Manny Malhotra on the NHL’s defensive strategies | Puck Daddy
Malhotra's the guy who showed the way for how faceoff specialists like Paul Gaustad are now being deployed (and paid).