Nashville Predators News & Notes
Nashville Predators 2, Colorado Avalanche 3: Questionable Call Costs Nashville A Win | On the Forecheck
If you missed last night’s game, Shaun has the recap of every frustrating (and non-frustrating) minute.
Jr. Preds coach signs contract with NWHL team | Nashville Post
“I’m just so happy for the next generation that hopefully this inspires some young girls in Nashville to say, ‘That could be me, I could do that someday.’ It’s more about just me, it’s about the next generation of girls.”
Other News & Notes
GMs to discuss emergency backup goalie protocol at Florida meetings | Sportsnet.ca
1. GMs are no fun.
2. They’re apparently also going to be talking about changing offside challenges to have the blue line be a plane instead of it being about skates on the ice. Hey, uh, where was a more sensible approach to offside challenges in 2017?
Penguins losing streak now at six games | ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports
You just hate to see it.
Brooke Wolejko’s triumphant season deserves your attention | The Ice Garden
Have the Connecticut Whale thought about, uh, playing some defense to go with this goaltending? Or maybe some offense? Or, ideally, both?
No? Neither sounds like a better plan? I mean, if you insist…
Flames outplayed by Lightning, proving they have plenty of work to do | Sportsnet.ca
Thanks for the help, Tampa!
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos to miss 6-8 weeks | ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports
Steven Stamkos is not a lucky man. He’s had some brutal luck with injuries, and this is just adding to that.
Canucks support Demko as he struggles again in loss to Maple Leafs | Sportsnet.ca
I think about that Jacques Plante quote–“How would you like a job where, if you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?”–a fair bit.
The Wraparound: Feb. 27 | The Ice Garden
The Kings have hired Blake Bolden as a pro scout, which is extremely cool. Also a bunch of other news stories and context!
Color of Hockey: Bolden breaking more barriers with Kings | NHL.com
I’m actually going to pull this one out of the Wraparound just to make it a little easier to find if you want to read up on Bolden, who’s been a lot of firsts in her career (and who has a really nice slapshot, if you’re into that kind of thing).
Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins combine to lead Oilers past Jets | Sportsnet.ca
On the one hand, I’m getting extremely tired of hearing about Leon Draisaitl; he can stop now. On the other hand, the Preds needed the Jets to lose in regulation tonight, and they did, so I shouldn’t complain too much.
NHL Numbers: Rangers goaltending, David Ayres, and top scorers | ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports
Talking about how one of the Blackhawks’ rookies is doing great things (this time it’s Dominik Kubalik) without mentioning that the rookie in question isn’t, uh, conventionally rookie-aged until the last sentence feels like it’s burying the lede. Anyone else still think with some displeasure about Artemi Panarin’s completely unearned Calder win?
Q&A: Tony McKegney on the NHL’s overlooked generation of black players | Sportsnet.ca
There’s a weird, uncomfortable bit in the middle of this interview–I think some of the context must have been cut or shuffled–where the SN interviewer was asking McKegney about his experiences with racism in a way where I felt like he was waiting for some kinds of direct quotes, but that aside it’s a good read.