Nashville Predators News
Fixing power play continues to be area of focus for Nashville Predators | FOX Sports
This is great; the team is overachieving, and we know things aren’t perfect or close to it. Times aren’t too bad around Nashville. But yeah, the power play is.
Preds Practice Ponderings: Dec. 10 | Nashville Predators
Today’s fourth line = a line better than the third line last year. A Derek Roy sighting!
Losing Streak Reaches Six-Games; Ads lose 2-1 to IceHogs | Admirals Roundtable
Their power play isn’t great either.
Around the Wide Wide World of Hockey
Bruins captain Zdeno Chara nears return to lineup | The Patriot Ledger
His return to the lineup is slated against Chicago. Not that you all would be picking sides in that tilt.
Denver, Minnesota front-runners for Stadium Series game next season | SBNation.com
PLEASE let Denver get one before Minnesota. Hilarity will reign.
Bautista, Subban top most-mentioned Twitter lists | Sportsnet.ca
See? This is what playing in a series vs. the BROONS will do for you.
Centre ice: Ottawa Senators considering move to LeBreton Flats | Ottawa Citizen
“Still, when pressed about the possibility of a hockey arena, the foreign affairs minister said, “I’ve travelled quite a bit and I’ve never seen a major sports arena in the middle of nowhere.” That man has never been to Starkville, MS. Or Remember the Richfield Coliseum? Heh.
Could Sidney Crosby’s career-worst goal slump cost him scoring title? | Puck Daddy – Yahoo Sports
THE HORROR.
Wild’s Marco Scandella suspended two games for illegal check to head | CBSSports.com
The Wild have been operating on Hammurabi’s Code as of late.
Wild D Ballard leaves hospital, with facial fractures and concussion | TSN
See?
Five stats that illustrate Dallas’ woeful start | ProHockeyTalk
I think by woeful, the author means “GLORIOUS”.
Testing Corsi Save Percentage | Puckology
You might want to grab a cup of coffee and take this into the afternoon. Heavy stuff, but worth a read.
C’Mon Ref: Why blood isn’t the reason for high-sticking majors | TSN
Up next, Fraser will then tell you that Galileo was wrong and the Sun revolves around the Earth.
Garbutt slew-foots Byfuglien, gets NHL hearing | Sportsnet.ca
Ryan Garbutt is now the poor man’s Matt Cooke. Just… awesome. Also, the article has a nice collection of Garbutt’s work.
Returning Parents Can Tell Son Had Huge House Fire Over Weekend | The Onion
Rookie mistake.
…And Finally
#Preds history –> “@PR_NHL: THIS DAY IN 1998: Tomas Vokoun earned his first career NHL win, a 2-1 victory over SJ. pic.twitter.com/3Boz3K3zjc“
— Brooks Bratten (@brooksbratten) December 10, 2014