Author: Braden Thompson

2014-15 OTF Report Card: Calle Jarnkrok

By Braden Thompson | Mar 5th 2019 | 5 min read |

Season Stats GP G A P PIM S S% 74 7 11 18 18 95 7.4% 5v5 P/60 5v5 SAT% 5v5 SAT% Rel 5v5 SCF% 5v5 ZSO% 5v5 PDO 5v5 TOI/Gm 1.3 53.9% 1.9 56.6% 55.8% 99....

2014-15 OTF Report Card: Paul Gaustad

By Braden Thompson | Mar 5th 2019 | 4 min read |

Season Stats GP G A P PIM S S% 73 4 10 14 60 54 7.4% 5v5 P/60 5v5 SAT% 5v5 SAT% Rel 5v5 SCF% 5v5 ZSO% 5v5 PDO 5v5 TOI/Gm 1.1 42.3% -12.5 44.5 11.2% 10...

Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks Playoff Preview: The Defense

By Braden Thompson | Mar 4th 2019 | 5 min read |

As appears to be the case for many categories of this matchup, there are quite a bit of similarities between both of these teams’ blue lines. Th...

The Nashville Predators Aren't Special, And That's A Good Thing

By Braden Thompson | Mar 4th 2019 | 3 min read |

With all the comebacks, dominant play, and incredible goaltending (the past three games notwithstanding), it’s easy to call this team special. I...

Nashville's Optimal Lineup: The Lines You Deserve But Not The Ones You Need

By Braden Thompson | Mar 4th 2019 | 6 min read |

Nashville has shuffled their line combinations in recent games to address injuries as well as to improve their secondary scoring. A great article from...

Nashville Midseason Insights: Player Usage on a Budding Cup Contender

By Braden Thompson | Mar 3rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Player usage charts are great for getting a holistic view of a roster and serve as excellent starting points for in-depth analyses. All data is courte...

Super Pekka v. Average Pekka: Quantifying the Difference

By Braden Thompson | Mar 3rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Pekka Rinne has been able to play the best hockey of his career so far this season. Seriously, Rinne’s numbers right now are the best in his car...

On The Forecheck Did Movember: Week 4

By Braden Thompson | Mar 3rd 2019 | 2 min read |

Donations have increased greatly since our last update, up $250 from last week’s total. There’s still time to donate so check out our team...

On The Forecheck and Movember: Going Steady 3 Weeks In

By Braden Thompson | Mar 3rd 2019 | 1 min read |

So, it’s been 3 weeks and our mustaches are going strong. Our donations, on the other hand, seem to be struggling. If you feel like donating, pl...

Prince Filip and the Predators: Tempering Expectations

By Braden Thompson | Mar 3rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Before I dive in, let me get one thing straight. The Predators are a good hockey team. I am not making the argument that they aren’t good or don...