Category: NHL

Nashville Predators Lock Up Star Forward Forsberg For Six Years, $36 Million

By Alex Daugherty | Mar 6th 2019 | 3 min read |

Everyone’s favorite trade acquisition has just gotten paid. This is a fantastic deal, it’s as simple as that. The Nashville Predators anno...

WARNING: Do Not Make the Predators Angry

By Jonathan Garcia | Mar 3rd 2019 | 2 min read |

This season hasn’t been a particularly violent one for the Predators, which I’ve really been enjoying. Coming in to action today, they had...

Looking Behind, Forging Ahead Week 9: Toughening Up

By Jonathan Garcia | Mar 3rd 2019 | 11 min read |

Now, no one is saying the Nashville Predators have gotten to where they are in the standings because of an easy schedule. That’d just be silly. ...

Site Update: Regime Change for On The Forecheck

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 27th 2019 | 8 min read |

After nearly 9 years and over 5,000 posts, it’s time for me to step down from running On The Forecheck. Developing this site has been one of the...

Nashville Predators News: Peter Laviolette Hired as Head Coach

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 27th 2019 | 2 min read |

The odds-on favorite has closed the deal, as the Nashville Predators have announced the hiring of Peter Laviolette as their new head coach today. On t...

Nashville Predators News: Barry Trotz is Out as Head Coach

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 27th 2019 | 4 min read |

After 15 seasons behind the Nashville Predators bench, head coach Barry Trotz is being let go. The team will not bring him back, per the Tennessean...

David Poile & Barry Trotz: Do they deserve a 16th season with the Nashville Predators?

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 27th 2019 | 12 min read |

Like many of you, I received my season ticket holder renewal package in the mail recently, and am trying to figure out what to do. The question is not...

NHL Team Websites, Ranked

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 26th 2019 | 10 min read |

The Vancouver Canucks are spiraling out of control, plummeting through the NHL’s standings. But online, they may be the hottest team in the leag...

Barry Trotz is saying strange things

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 26th 2019 | 5 min read |

Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz has a difficult job. When the team’s going through a rough patch, he needs to keep guys motivated and...

Central Division Breakdown: Contenders & Pretenders

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 25th 2019 | 8 min read |

Now that a quarter of the season is complete, we have a decent idea how NHL teams are shaping up – and no, their Win/Loss record doesn’t t...