Tuesday's Dump & Chase: Finishing the Fight

Two games left before the break. Both games lie in the cold, soulless soil of Western Canada. The team could stand to make up some ground, and they got some help last night.

Nashville Predators News

Predators Weekly Player Grades - A Win Streak Is Alive - TSS
For the first time since December 19th and 21st, the Nashville Predators have strung together back-to-back wins. Let's celebrate.

Shea Weber leads Predators all-stars through the years | Tennessean
Some awesome old photos in here, despite Krivo.

Other Hockey News

Aleksander Barkov signs six-year extension with Florida Panthers - Sun Sentinel
Good for him, great for the Panthers. And jeez, Harvey's goatee is massive.

NHL’s grand old man Jaromir Jagr deserves to blow off the All-Star Game | SI.com
I'm looking forward to sharing a room with Jagr. That's exciting. Don't take that away from me.

Rangers survive Sabres’ surge, rebound from being shut out – ProHockeyTalk
Yep. Everything's fine. No worries.

Wild gives up tying goal late, loses to Coyotes in shootout - StarTribune.com
Dubnyk had what British fans would call a "howler".

Lightning fans are proof that Southern hockey is all grown up - SBNation.com
A trip to the Tampa Bay Lightning Family Carnival reveals how strong hockey is in the South.

Devastating KO (and ensuing shrug) show hockey fights must end | New York Post
Brooksy is on one. He's not wrong about the effects.

KHL All-Star game features mascot brawl, headless mascots | TheComeback
Turn down the volume and play the music from Red Alert 3, and it's even better.

Top 9 funny moments from NWHL All-Star competition | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports
GOALIE RACE!

A look at the players trending up and down across the NHL | ESPN
Brad Marchand and Corey Perry are considered "hot". That's a first.

Lightning’s Stamkos silent on validity of contract-offer rumors | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune
If the low-ball offer is $8.5m, Stamkos and his crew can't feel too bad.

NHL, Major League Baseball Advanced Media unveil details for redesigned platforms | NHL.com - News
Cool! It was due for an upgrade. It's now much less 2005-y.

Decisions on Byfuglien and Ladd can make or break Jets' future - Sportsnet.ca
Either don't pay them or overpay them. Either way, YOU'RE SCREWED HAHAHAAAAAA.

It’s time for the Jets to trade Ladd - Article - TSN
Heh. Let's just let them keep believing, then we'll watch Ladd sign somewhere for $5m a year.

Jimmy Howard's Path from All Star to Benchwarmer - TSS
Don't cry for Ken Holland, assuming that's possible.

Not Hockey

Arena took downtown Nashville from eerie to epic | Tennessean
Never forget where we've been. And be excited about where we're going.