Ryan Johansen: Does the player justify the cost?

“Ryan Johansen is not earning his salary.” Not uncommonly, I see the above argument from members of the Nashville Predators fanbase...

Five Thoughts For Friday: December 14th

Don’t look now, but the Tampa Lightning apparently heard us talking smack and decided to flex their dominance. Not only are...

Kyle Turris: The Black Sheep Of The Predators’ Offense

As luck would have it, I was in the middle of recording a podcast episode when news broke that Kyle Turris...

Report Cards: Nashville vs MacKinnon

This is going to be a strange edition of Report Cards. The Nashville Predators lost a nailbiter to the Colorado Avalanche...

Nashville Predators producing quantity, but not quality in first 20 games

Here we are, November 27th, the day that statistical analysts dream of. It’s that long-awaited mark where we can finally start...

Report Cards: Unlike Nashville, Anaheim drops gloves and points

(Editor’s note: These report cards are only for the game being discussed and are an assessment of the analytics for each...

Report Cards: Ekholm prevents Lightning from striking thrice

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing this game live and let me tell you, it didn’t disappoint. These are arguably...

Five Thoughts For Friday: November 16th

It’s been a tough week for the Nashville Predators. Dropping three straight in the Pacific Division is never a good thing,...

Report Cards: Kuemper’s Coyotes Conclude Crappy Road Campaign

Sometime, late last night, the Nashville Predators’ chartered plane landed east of downtown. The players, many of whom had probably been...

Report Cards: Blood In The Water

Holy smokes, what a game. It had everything, goals, bad goaltending, and plenty of power plays. There was offense galore and it...