On the Forecheck, a Nashville Predators community

The Predators claim to use advanced statistics, but the proof isn't in the pudding.

The Predators are hurting themselves by ignoring statistical analysis.

The release of Moneyball in theaters this week has the sports-geek world buzzing, and in today's hockey notes, our look around the league features two articles on that front.

If there's any team in the NHL which serves as a consistent exemplar of Moneyball principles, it has to be the Nashville Predators, who have made the playoffs 6 out of the last 7 seasons, usually with one of the league's lower payrolls.

How might Moneyball methods apply to the NHL? We have some thoughts on this, an analyst's view of the best & worst player moves of the summer, and an eye-popping contract extension for a young forward in the East.

With multiple NHL franchises being sold (or at risk of being sold in the case of Montreal), there has already been an impact on head coaching & general manager jobs.