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Wednesday’s Dump and Chase: The Never Ending Quest for Balance

Nashville Predators News

For Nashville Predators 5-on-5 translates to 7-2-2 | USA Today
The Preds have scored 22 times 5-on-5, and given up only 11 goals in 5-on-5 play.

The Predcast Ep. 8: The Week Behind, Special Teams, Rinne & Weber | The Predatorial
WARNING: Controversy (not really) within!

Predators’ Nystrom: ‘We’ve just got to be better’-The Tennessean

Uh huh.

Around the Wide Wide World of Hockey

The Dallas Stars Need To Begin Talks With Jason Spezza | FanSided
A little over a month ago, Spezza wasn’t in a rush to get an extension done.

Are the Minnesota Wild the best team in the West? | theScore
Justin Bourne’s case for the Wild.

Don’t look now, but the Los Angeles Kings are struggling | ESPN
It’s easy to brush off their struggles as “saving their best hockey for the playoffs.” The Kings have done that in the past but they have had three deep playoff runs in three years. Last year they played 21 games before getting to the finals. That’s a lot of hockey.

Keep Calm and Corsi On | Japers’ Rink
Ghosts of Caps past can be informative in the Caps’ present

Bruins’ Julien is ‘still very hungry to win another Stanley Cup’ | ProHockeyTalk
“I’m so hungry for another Stanley Cup I could EAT it!” Followed by shared laughter.

Bruins’ Chara yet to rule out surgery, has no timetable for return | theScore
Things could get worse in Boston before they get better.

Consistency needed, but the Blackhawks are bound for better days | The Hockey News
What’s wrong with the Blackhawks? Nothing, really!

Bryan Bickell trying to earn his way back off the bench | Voices – Chicago Sun Times
The Blackhawks are struggling with consistency and Bickell is a player that needs to get going.

Vladimir Tarasenko Will Make You Pay Attention | Deadspin
That goal against the Rangers was pretty amazing.

Reconciling Analytics With Intangibles No Simple Matter | AP Hockey
Michel Therrien is used as an example. Great read and a well reasoned article void of cynicism – which is very hard to find.

Celebrity overtime: Five questions with Hercules portrayer Kevin Sorbo | The Hockey News
Kevin Sorbo.

Notes on the Alberta Analytics Conference | Silver Seven
Recap of Rob Vollman’s Analytics conference on November 1st.

Fantasy – Fact or Fiction: 3 players to watch using advanced stats | theScore
Not to be confused with fiction or non-fiction.

A plea to hockey parents: don’t be your kid’s worst enemy | The Hockey News
And don’t be Ryan O’Reilly’s dad.

Shawn Thornton would punch sister for win, so why not a Bruin? | Puck Daddy
Can we start calling goons “hired goons” now?