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How the Predators’ season was undone (partially) by terrible luck

By brendanfarrell99 | Feb 22nd 2025 | 5 min read |

You know the story of the 2024-25 Nashville Predators by now. A season with high expectations following marquee free-agent signings has turned into an...

Takeaways from the Nashville Predators’ first 6 games

By brendanfarrell99 | Oct 25th 2024 | 6 min read |

It’s safe to say that the Predators haven’t gotten off to the start they and Nashville fans had hoped. Coming off a busy offseason where they brou...

Opinion: The handling of Yaroslav Askarov could be the first mistake of an otherwise successful offseason and GM career for Barry Trotz

By Jeff Middleton | Aug 22nd 2024 | 9 min read |

Nashville Predators fans were greeted with some substantial start-of-the-workweek news on Monday. Kevin Weekes posted to X (formerly Twitter) that he&...

Preds-Canucks Game 6 Analysis: Elegy for the Season

By Alex H. | May 4th 2024 | 8 min read |

It was, in the end, another familiar if not exactly comfortable experience: a back-and-forth nailbiter of a playoff elimination game, with the Predato...

Preds-Canucks Game 5 Analysis: Strength vs Strength

By Alex H. | May 1st 2024 | 7 min read |

All the way back in Game 1, we looked at how both teams seemed to be able to throw some good punches (no, not the chirpy kind, though we’ve seen som...

Preds-Canucks Game 4 Analysis: Old Habits

By Kate R | Apr 29th 2024 | 4 min read |

Last week, I wrote about the Preds’ record when losing the first game of a series. At a certain point, the expectation of failure becomes a self...

Preds-Canucks Game 3 Analysis: Stymied

By Kate R | Apr 27th 2024 | 5 min read |

This series has been marked by striking defensive efforts from both teams. The Preds blocked 35 shots in their Game 2 win and held the Canucks to a me...

Is the Preds' "Game 1 loss" record as bad as it sounds?

By Kate R | Apr 24th 2024 | 10 min read |

When the Nashville Predators dropped Game 1 in Vancouver on Sunday night, people–understandably–brought out the history. The Preds have ye...

Preds-Canucks Game 2 Analysis: Make Your Own Luck

By Alex H. | Apr 24th 2024 | 9 min read |

“It’s better to be lucky than good.” It’s a pretty straightforward saying. While talent and skill go a long way, you often need a bit more tha...

Preds-Canucks Game 1 Analysis: Possession and Decision

By Alex H. | Apr 22nd 2024 | 7 min read |

Editor’s note: OTF welcomes Alex H to our 2024 postseason coverage! She taught me a lot of what I know about hockey, and I’m delighted to ...