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Saturday’s Dump & Chase: Media Day Means Hockey is Sort-Of-Not-Really Back

Nashville Predators News

Preds Try Out 3-on-3 OT, Moses Turns Heads on Day Two of Camp | Nashville Predators
If you’re not getting every single detail about training camp then you’re not a real fan and you should LEAVE.

Predators’ Seth Jones prepared for next step | The Tennessean
I’m very excited to watch Jones this year. My gut tells he will have a breakout season and, even though that means the opposite will happen, I’m clinging to blind hope like the fool I am.

Nashville Sign Trevor Murphy to Entry Level Deal | Admirals Roundtable
“Thinking about this as a long term project, as this is a three-year entry level contract, it is also a smart move.”

NHL training camp notes: Maple Leafs in spotlight, trade rumors | SI.com
There is a small bit talking about the Predators being a potential destination for Staal if he becomes trade bait. He definitely wouldn’t be the storied “final piece.” A 31-year-old center isn’t exactly a shiney new upgrade on a 34-year-old center but he would provide much needed depth down the middle.

Around the NHL

Winnipeg Jets Training Camp Report: Friday, September 18 | Arctic Ice Hockey
I know the Day 1 of camp notes are excessive but in case you want to keep up with other teams in the division.

Dallas Stars Wrap Up First Day of Training Camp in Cedar Park | Defending Big D
The Stars spent most of the day working on drills and conditioning rather than jumping straight into scrimmage situations.

Avalanche Training Camp – Day One Recap | Mile High Hockey
Goodness the Avs are going to be bad.

Blackhawks’ Bryan Bickell says he’s still feeling vertigo symptoms | Second City Hockey
Horrible thing to go through. Here’s to hoping Bickell feels better soon.

Max Pacioretty as captain is a fine choice | Eyes On The Prize
The Habs have been without a captain since Brian Gionta left the club

Benning’s moves don’t match his declared direction, and that’s okay | CanucksArmy
“We do our best on this site to be analytical in our thoughts, and we try to judge the processes rather than the result itself. So when Jim Benning states that he wants to “retool on the fly”, we’re going to take that at face value and assess his choices in that context. If he stated he was opting for a full-on, tank-centred rebuild, we’d probably be bigger fans of the process so far.”

Islanders return Ho-Sang to Niagara after late camp arrival | Lighthouse Hockey
Stone cold move by the Isles. It feels like there is a little more to the story that we’ll likely never know. Sure does put a damper on the ending of this great article too.

The NHL’s New Season’s Resolutions | Grantland
This article might deserve a Pulitzer nomination for “Let’s stops using players’ twitter handles in news updates.”

Ray Shero already showing he’s no Lou Lamoriello (Trending Topics) | Puck Daddy
Good article about a signaling of a change in the Devil’s thinking. Now they just need to get rid of that horrendous Zajac contract.

Coyotes top prospects promise bright future | Puck Daddy
Quebec/Vegas really have a chance to be good in the future. That’s if Carolina doesn’t move there first.