With the playoffs out of reach, the opportunity has come for the Nashville Predators to get a look at some of the top Milwaukee Admirals, and assess their readiness for NHL work in the fall.

With a number of regular forwards lost to injury, the Nashville Predators have recalled Swedish winger Daniel Bang for tonight's game against St. Louis.

Today's hockey notes begin by touching on a pet peeve of mine - the self-defeating habit of some hockey fans to look down their nose at others who are just getting into the sport, drawn in by their local team's recent success.

Not only is the NHL Winter Classic set to come back in 2014 with a rescheduled match between the Red Wings & Maple Leafs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but now there is open discussion about holding more outdoor games each season.

Against all odds the Nashville Predators put up a strong fight against the top team in the NHL, but they couldn't close the deal.

The Nashville Predators are set to give their 2010 1st-round pick his NHL debut, as word comes this morning that Austin Watson has been called up ahead of today's game at Chicago...

Despite a furious push in the final moments, the Nashville Predators were shut out for a league-leading 7th time today, dropping a 1-0 decision to Chicago in front of a Bridgestone Arena crowd that featured a large and vocal contingent of Hawks fans.

Ahead of today's game against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Preds have sent defenseman Ryan Ellis back to the Milwaukee Admirals.

Just because the Nashville Predators' playoff chances are diminishing by the hour doesn't mean the remainder of the season loses all meaning. Pekka Rinne, for one, is gearing up for the challenge of fighting to the finish.

The Nashville Predators face a significant challenge this summer, facing their biggest disappointment since the Great Fire Sale of 2007. How the franchise responds to that challenge is the hot topic of the day in Smashville.