Yardbarker: Nashville Predators

Avery Pelts Preds Fan With Perverted Penalty Talk

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:14:56 -0500

Joey Porter may be trying to make a case as the official motormouth of the NFL, but he has nothing on the loathesome linguistic skills of Sean Avery.

You may question whether or not Avery's "sloppy seconds" remark really merited the nasty NHLer an indefinite suspension.A But it seems that Sean's ...

Evaluating David Legwand

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:24:44 -0500

Normally, when a player sets a new games-played record for your franchise, the home fans are ready to toast their hero, and talk about issues like jersey retirement and Hall of Fame possibilities. Tonight, when David Legwand takes the ice in Nashville against the Colorado Avalanche, he'll ...

American World Jr. Roster All Set

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:19:50 -0500

On Wednesday, Hockey Canada named it's tryout roster for their upcoming camp in Ottawa. Meanwhile, USA Hockey announced their actual team roster for the upcoming tournament. Why I failed to write about this yesterday when it was announced is beyond me. It's probably due to my Canadian bias. I ...

Hockey Canada Names World Jr. Hopefuls

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:29:03 -0500

If reading about teenage boys is your sort of thing, then your in luck! Earlier today, Hockey Canada put out a list of 38 players invited to take part in Canada's National Junior Selection Camp.

Tryouts will take place from December 11-15 in Ottawa. So there you go puck bunnies, book your tickets ...

Hip hip, Rinne!

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:47:52 -0500

Congratulations go out this morning to Pekka Rinne, the Nashville Predators backup goaltender who logged his first NHL shutout last night in a 2-0 victory in Buffalo. For fans of just about any team in the 6-10th spots in either conference, the long grind of the NHL season is a ...

Steve Sullivan skates again

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:03:26 -0500

From today's Tennessean, word comes that Steve Sullivan's recovery from back injuries is coming along, albeit slowly:

On most days, a morning skate featuring four skaters and the back-up goaltender wouldn't be too newsworthy.

But Saturday was a little different.

The reason? Steve Sullivan was one ...

Nov 28th - NHL News from Around the League

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:10:26 -0500

Brian Burke will be the next president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. His contract is expected to last until the end of the 2013-14 season and will pay him $3 million a season. A formal announcement from the Leafs should come later today. It will be interesting to see what ...

Nov. 27th - Thanksgiving NHL News from Around the League

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:02:19 -0500

In all the commotion about boycotting the NHL All-Star Game I totally forgot that it was actually taking place last night. The Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 3-1.

Detroit has decided to alternate between Ty Conklin and Chris Osgood until further notice. ...

A new sherriff in town

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:07:46 -0500

Darcy Hordichuk wanted a multi-year contract, so he was let go over the summer. Josh Gratton was brought in during training camp, but he didn't win a roster spot and never dressed for Nashville in the regular season. Nick Tarnasky was acquired from Tampa Bay while the Lightning were ...

Nashville Predators 1st Quarter Report: the goalies

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:05:12 -0500

Yesterday, the skaters got their review, so today let's take a look at those Nashville goaltendersa??

Tonight's Top Scorers - November 25

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:42:12 -0500

Goals

Todd White - Atlanta Thrashers - 2

Rene Bourque - Calgary Flames - 2

Assists

Craig Conroy - Calgary Flames - 3

Slava Kozlov - Atlanta Thrashers - 2

Curtis Glencross - Calgary Flames - 2

Matthew Lombardi - Calgary Flames - 2

Points

Curtis Glencross - Calgary Flames - 3

SOG

Mike Cammalleri - Calgary ...

For your All-Star voting considerationa??

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:32:52 -0500

While hockey fans around the US are glued to Versus tonight watching the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues, toss a few All-Star votes in the electronic ballot box for Shea Weber, won't you? If anyone deserves a vote based on a sensational start to a season, it's Big #6 for the ...

(Sort of) Live Blog from Pre-Season NIT Consolation Games Tonight

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:04:44 -0500

Athens, GA (Nov 25, 2008) - Tonight is the second day of Pre-Season NIT Consolation Games at the University of Georgia. At 5:45 PM ET, Arizona (2-1) will take on Santa Clara (1-3), and at 8:00 PM ET, Georgia (4-1) will take on Mississippi Valley State (0-6)

We will be semi-live blogging, much as ...

Battle Royale: Dutch's Team from Predator vs. The Space Marines from Aliens

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:08:57 -0500

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At this point, the whole Aliens vs. Predator thing has been done to death.A The first comic book series was phenomenal, but the movie?A Eh, not so much.A The R-rated sequel was far worse than the first, too.A If a movie featuring aliens and Predators is crappy, then you've really done ...

Give thanks for Penalty Plus/Minus

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:31:27 -0500

Patrick O'Sullivan is still King of the Hill in the NHL Penalty Plus/Minus rankings this week, and some of his competition will have difficulty keeping up. Despite being tied for 2nd in the league having generated 13 net power plays for the Nashville Predators, rookie Ryan Jones was sent ...