Smashville News:
Rinne Inspired by Nashville Community, Hopes Preds Resume Playing Soon | NHL.com
GET THIS MAN HIS STANLEY CUP!!!
Admirals Goaltender Grosenick Named AHL Man of the Year | NHL.com
Accolades for Milwaukee hometown hero Troy Grosenick from the AHL. He sounds like quite the man.
Weekly Edge: “Return to play” idea for NHL is a reach at this point | A to Z Sports
What do you think? Is Alex too pessimistic? Personally, I agree—but have no idea what that means for players when the equity number is adjusted for such a huge revenue loss.
Interview with Preds prospect Marc Del Gaizo: “You just learn to appreciate the game and what life has to offer.” | On the Forecheck
Eric spoke with Marc Del Gaizo to talk about injuries, the National Championship, college hockey and much more.
Here’s another look/listen at the players/announcers trying to complete country songs. Notes to Crispy: a) don’t hold the paper in front of your face and b) let Matt Duchene answer!
B for effort. 🤣🤠#Preds pic.twitter.com/tsFglQR60V
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) April 22, 2020
I do believe that Doug has this quarantine thing down.
Other Hockey News:
726 | By Joel Ward | The Players’ Tribune
Fare thee well to one of the classiest guys to wear a Nashville Predators uniform. Best of luck, Joel Ward!
Rinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley Cup | USA Today
Oh Pekka Rinne—you’ve been so close. The Preds had better come out of the gates with a fire lit under them next season. It’s probably his last chance.
NHL Power Rankings: Teams with best long-term outlook | NBC Sports
“16. Nashville Predators. A tough team to get a feel for long-term. I like their talent, I think they still have a chance to compete for a title, but I also wonder if they already missed their best opportunity.” I certainly hope not—or those ticket prices better come down a bit.
Blackhawks fire John McDonough, president since ’07 | ESPN
Stan Bowman dodges the axe again. He must have pictures.
How Elvis Merzlikins started to “rock and roll” in Columbus | TheHockeyNews
But I wanted to know how his name came about!
NHL teams give sanitation devices to General Motors for masks | ESPN.com
Are we surprised? Of course not.
Reading Recommendations:
* may be out of print
[Fiction] The Godfather – Mario Puzo – I couldn’t put this book down. Also, I was so disappointed that Puzo hadn’t novelized the other Godfather movies. I do have a couple of his other books on my “to be read” shelves.
[Sports] My Toughest Faceoff – Brent Peterson – The former Nashville assistant and NHL players’ life and fight against Parkinson’s disease.
[Biography] Dancing on My Grave – Gelsey Kirkland* – The life of a prima ballerina is not all tutus and roses. Compelling look behind the scenes of the ballet.
[Star Trek] Spock’s World – Diane Duane* – A story that moves between a mystery on modern day Vulcan and the history of how the the Vulcan species evolved. Fantastic read.
[Sci-Fi] Stranger In A Strange Land – Robert Heinlein – While still thought-provoking today, in 1961 this book was considered risqué enough to be removed from many libraries. A science-fiction classic.
[Romance] The Next Always – Nora Roberts – Before Ree Drummond re-made Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Nora Roberts not only did the same thing in Boonesboro, Maryland—she wrote a few books about it. This is the first.
[Fantasy/Humor] A Spell for Chameleon – Piers Anthony – The first of the light and humorous Xanth series, it’s an enjoyable break from all things serious. Very punny!
[Horror] Salem’s Lot – Stephen King – Obviously King is my go-to horror writer. In this, one of his first, the town of Derry starts its walk on the dark side. I woke up looking for little boy vampires in my window for weeks! EEK!