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Tuesday’s Dump & Chase: Wildin’ Out

Posted on by Bryan Bastin
Dec 12, 2021; New York, New York, USA; Nashville Predators head coach John Hynes speaks to his players on the bench during the second period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports

Nashville Predators News

Saros Named NHL’s ‘Third Star’ for Week Ending Nov. 26 | Nashville Predators
Preds Goaltender Finished Week with 2.35 GAA, .921 SV%, Three Wins in Three Starts

After what felt like a disastrous start for Juuse Saros in net this season, there are signs of hope after a strong week going 3-0 with a 92.1% save percentage garnered the Finnish netminder the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for November 26th.

And we witness Roman Josi’s excuse to get out of most things live on camera.

Evason fired as Wild coach, replaced by Hynes | NHL.com
Minnesota has lost 7 in row, 31st in goals-against per game

In what was the biggest “actual” news of the day, Central Division rival the Minnesota Wild fired head coach Dean Evason and replaced him with former Predators Head Coach John Hynes. Minnesota comes to Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday – in fact, by the end of the week, every head coach in Nashville history will have been in the arena.

Charlie of the Renegades of Puck recap an exciting – if not nerve-wracking – 3-2 victory of the Jets this weekend, and takes a look ahead at the matchup with the Penguins.

GAME DAY: Preds vs. Penguins, Nov. 28 | Nashville Predators
Key Players to Watch, Notable Stats vs. Pittsburgh, How to Watch & Listen and More

Here’s your initial team preview for tonight’s matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Around The NHL

New NHL All-Star Thursday to feature player draft, PWHL 3-on-3 | NHL.com
Man of Year award in honor of 1967 Stanley Cup champion Maple Leafs also part of 3rd day of weekend

All-Star Weekend in Toronto is going to look a bit different this year, if not familiar. First, the league is making it a three-day event, so we have an extra 24 hours to make jokes about the Maple Leafs’ Cup drought. They’ll have a PWHL 3-on-3 event – which will be awesome, “All Star Thursday” will take place February 1st, the Skills Challenge on Feb. 2nd, and the All-Star Game Itself on Feb. 3rd. The All-Star game returns to an old format with the player draft.

I don’t want to spread misinformation as multiple insiders with Chicago have asserted that the rumors involving Corey Perry that circulated yesterday were not true, but the team policy of “transparency” doesn’t seem to be helping matters.

Dean Evason’s Firing Was About More Than Dean Evason
It’s shocking how fast things turned, but it’s not tough to see why the Minnesota Wild dismissed head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods on Monday afternoon. After dropping their seventh game in a row, a 4-1 clunker to the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota now sits at 30th in the league,…

Our friends over at Hockey Wildness break down what exactly went wrong with former Milwaukee Admirals Head Coach Dean Evason, who ironically was drafted a couple months prior to David Poile’s hire as Washington GM in 1982.

Hartman suspended 2 games for actions in Wild game | NHL.com
Forward banned for tripping DeBrincat of Red Wings

Ryan Hartman will always be the “Hockey Dermatologist” – he’s great at getting under your skin, as Pete Weber would say. Or worse.

About Last Night – Recaps

Colorado 4, Tampa Bay 1

Recap: Johansen and Georgiev lead the Avs to victory over the Lightning
A physical contest ended with the Colorado Avalanche on top, and the winning streak continued.
Lightning lose to Avalanche, five-game point streak ends
Lightning were good, Georgiev was better.

Former Predator Ryan Johansen has started to gel with the Avalanche, picking up two goals to bring his total to seven for the season as he and Alexandar Georgiev stymied the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1.

Florida 5, Ottawa 0

Reinhart scores twice, Panthers shut out Senators | NHL.com
Bobrovsky makes 20 saves, Barkov has 3 assists for Florida

This game was only the third-craziest thing to happen yesterday in the NHL, which involved a very chippy Ottawa Senators team that got shutout by the Florida Panthers 5-0, and a game misconduct penalty handed out to every single player on the ice. See for yourself:

Calgary 2, Vegas 1 (OT)

Weegar scores with 5 seconds left in OT, Flames rally past Golden Knights | NHL.com
Vladar makes 25 saves in win; Hill stops 32 for Vegas, which has lost 4 of 5

What is going on with the Vegas Golden Knights? After starting the season 11-0-1, Vegas is now just 3-5-2 in their last ten games after an OT loss against the Calgary Flames 2-1.

Columbus 5, Boston 1

Game #23 Recap: Russian Night in Columbus as Jackets beat Bruins 5-2
On the heels of blowing a lead late to lose to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon, the Columbus Blue Jackets returned home to Nationwide Arena to take on the Boston Bruins.

Columbus gave up the lead against Carolina in it’s previous game, but stunned the Atlantic-leading Boston Bruins 5-2. Columbus sits just 27th in the NHL this season and last in the Metropolitan division.

Buffalo 5, New York Rangers 1

Recap: Rangers Lose Kakko, Fall 5-1 to Buffalo
Right back at it after a back-to-back weekend with travel, the Rangers kick off another busy week playing host to the Buffalo Sabres. This was the second meeting of the season between the two teams as…

Speaking of former Nashville Head Coaches, Peter Laviolette and the NHL-leading New York Rangers (15-4-1) fell to a struggling Buffalo Sabres 5-2 team that sits locked at .500 at 10-10-2. But what might have been the bigger news is forward Kappo Kakko leg injury that could lead to an extended period of time off the ice – including this weekend’s matchup with Nashville on Saturday.

San Jose 2, Washington 1

Capitals vs Sharks Recap: West Coast Trip Begins With Tough 2-1 Loss in San Jose
Well…THAT was a fun one to stay up for!

Not only has San Jose won two in a row, and has points in three in a row, but they did it by beating the Washington Capitals 2-1. Good for them – nearly half their points this season (12), have come in the last four days. It’s time for a miracle!

Tweet of the Day

The obvious choice – John Hynes is back in the NHL, just two days short of six months since he was fired by the Nashville Predators.

Song of the Day

I’m sorry, but I had to.

Talking Points