Category: Nashville Predators Analysis

With two games left, who makes the Nashville roster?

By Bryan Bastin | Oct 5th 2023 | 6 min read |

With just two preseason games left, GM Barry Trotz and HC Andrew Brunette has some work to do in setting the opening-night roster. Bryan breaks down ...

Philip Tomasino's future should not be in question

By Jeff Middleton | Jul 20th 2023 | 5 min read |

I hate that this article is one that feels necessary to write, but considering some of the dialogue on the Nashville Predators side of every social me...

Is this the last stand of the Nashville Predators’ core?

By Nick Morgan | Jan 4th 2023 | 4 min read |

David Poile handles the Nashville Predators like they’re The Goonies; the Goonies never say “die.” If there’s even the slightest inkling the P...

Juuse Saros is the only thing keeping the Predators together

By Jeff Middleton | Dec 29th 2022 | 4 min read |

Despite some more encouraging performances in recent games, the Nashville Predators are still giving their all to get even a taste of the wild card sp...

Tommy Novak and the revolving door

By Katherine Theyson | Dec 28th 2022 | 11 min read |

When the Nashville Predators reassigned Tommy Novak—who had had points in every game since his call up—to Milwaukee on December 24th, it got a lot...

Nashville’s special teams are a concern

By Brendan Farrell | Dec 14th 2022 | 6 min read |

In the month of December, the Nashville Predators have been destroyed on both sides of the special teams coin. The Preds have allowed eight power-play...

Would more blueline scoring help fix the Preds’ season?

By Katherine Theyson | Dec 14th 2022 | 5 min read |

Last season we were all riveted by Roman Josi who, by scoring 96 points in a single season, became the highest scoring defender since Phil Housely in ...

Editorial: The Predators' mismanagement of Eeli Tolvanen represents major organizational issues

By Jeff Middleton | Dec 11th 2022 | 10 min read |

The last few days have been significant for the Nashville Predators, and not in a good way. After taking a 5-2 beating against the Tampa Bay Lightning...

After loss to Peter Laviolette’s Capitals, Coach John Hynes should beware of befalling a similar fate as his predecessor

By Bryan Bastin | Oct 31st 2022 | 6 min read |

After the Nashville Predators pulled themselves out of a five-game slide against the St. Louis Blues last Thursday, hopes around Nashville were that t...

Predators’ bad start has exposed fundamental issues with franchise decision-making

By Jeff Middleton | Aug 31st 2022 | 6 min read |

Since returning from Prague in the Czech Republic, the Nashville Predators have struggled to win games and, in some games, have even struggled to look...