PLAYERS:
Ryan Shannon,
Ryan Suter,
Jordin Tootoo,
Hal Gill,
Paul Gaustad,
Francis Bouillon
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators
Listen to the first episode of Fang Faction Radio on Predators NOW! today. Ryan Shannon and I discuss the latest July 1 news with the Nashville Predators. You can download the show on iTunes for free!Topics: Ryan Suter, Jordin Tootoo, Hal Gill, Paul Gaustad, Francis Bouillon, Chris Mason and Development Camp 2012.
I will try to get the audio into a Mixcloud format Monday!
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