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Weekly Fall Thread – 9/21
Welcome to the Fall Thread for the week of 9/21. It was interesting yesterday to watch all the young guys take on Tampa Bay’s veterans. The power play was ineffective, but the penalty kill was pretty good. Juuse Saros got into a dust up and there were a surprising number of board meetings. Next up Tampa is coming to Nashville to see a more veteran Predators squad. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to shar...
Game Day Thread – Predators vs Lightning PreSeason
Welcome to the Game Day Thread for the first hockey of the season! I have no idea what the product will look like after only a couple days of camp. It’s going to be a time just trying to learn all the new numbers. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members! Sunday 9/20 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4pm Central on the Spot in Nashville and multiple stations i...
Weekly Summer Thread – 9/14
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 9/14. Let’s all take a moment to acknowledge the life and works of Brent Peterson. A huge loss for the Nashville Predators family. Prayers for his wife, children and friends. Well Rookie camp has started and camp starts later this week. I look at the lineup and just 🤷🏻♀️. What are the odds it takes more than 20 games for this team to gel. Looking at the October schedule, I don’t think they have that kind of time. I guess 🤞. Just ...
Weekly Summer Thread – 9/7
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 9/7. Happy US Labor Day to all who celebrate! I’d like to extend condolences to any and all who purchased a Luke Evangelista jersey. Did anyone see that coming? For me, Borque wearing the 22 this season means with a little duct tape and magic marker, my Tootoo jersey is relevant again. Camp wil be starting before you know it and the NHL seasons starts at the end of the month. Yay! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for ne...
Weekly Summer Thread – 8/31
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 8/31. Who had Cale Makar as the first $20 million dollar man on their bingo card? Even with the increases, that is a huge chunk of cap space for one player. It sure makes Roman Josi’s contract look like a bargin. Everyone stay safe from yet another heat wave this week! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members!
Weekly Summer Thread – 8/24
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 8/24. Fom the look of social media, most of the Nashville Predators are wrapping up their summer vacations. Soon it will be time to hit the ice for training camp. What does everyone think about Patrick Kane returing to the Blackhawks? Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members!
Weekly Summer Thread – 8/17
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 8/17. Crickets have arrived in most of the hockey news outlets and the majority of the sports outlets are being dominated by preseason football. Happy belated birthday wishes to Filip Forsberg. Everybody stay safe and out of the heat. We’re getting closer and closer to camp. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new me...
Weekly Summer Thread – 8/10
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 8/10. My most sincere and humble apologies. I am trying to get home from vacation (Sat pm) and my flights have been cancelled two days in a row. Hopefully I’ll get home tomorrow (through Nashville!) but it will be late. All I know this week is that Ross Colton got married Saturday and with a white coated tuxedo chose to wear either no socks or invisible socks. Help a frazzled lady out and post some news below? Just a reminder – we’re a...
Weekly Summer Thread – 8/3
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 8/3. We are now into the longest, slowest, dullest month of the hockey season. But hey! Wyatt Cullen is having a heck of a world juniors tournament! Other Predators prospects are putting on a good show for the US and Canada as well. Note: I’m on vacation for most of this week, but drop a comment if anything gets held up in review and I will get to it as soon as I’m able. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to cha...
Weekly Summer Thread – 7/27
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 7/27. Things are really beginning to slow down in the hockey world (except in Detroit). Social media posts are mostly weddings, babies and Hurricanes spending their day with the cup. Many of the pundits have headed out to their summer cabins until September. Feel free to share any news you find in the comments below! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share t...
Weekly Summer Thread – 7/20
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 7/20. Still more Front Office changes for the Predators this week. Also there were a fantastic schedule drop video and a cologne video spoof that had us going “What?” It was a tale of two soccer games this weekend. While the Sunday game was for all the marbles, the Saturday game had all the fun! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our th...
Weekly Summer Thread – 7/13
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 7/13. Hey, the summertime crickets are really starting to chirp now. If anyone comes across some Predators news feel free to share in the comments. Meanwhile, apparently it is more interesting to the Network to watch athletes and celebrities play golf in Tahoe than the B list play golf in Louisville. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link...
Weekly Summer Thread – 7/6
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 7/6. Well, we’re about to begin that time of year. Unless something strange happens, it will largely be crickets until we get closer to training camp. My major question is how exactly we are going to get our roster down to compliance. Some folks are going to have to go or be exposed to waivers. I’d love to understand the plan. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel ...
Weekly Summer Thread – 6/29
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 6/29. What a good draft! Wyatt Cullen was the player I hoped for going in (and no not for the Cullyfan handle or my jersey!). He has a lot of potential and a high ceiling. As one of the youngest in the draft, he may not be done growing. With our other picks we got both a RHD and goalie with solid potential and a number of we’ll wait and sees. The Free Agency period begins Wednesday. Not expecting much action from the Predators,...
Weekly Summer Thread – 6/22
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 6/22. Times are beginning to get interesting. The Carolina Hurricanes had their parade. Many Caniacs lined the streets and parking garages of downtown Raleigh. I wonder if our visiting Caniac was there? The Tkachuk brothers are going to be reunited in Florida and Ottowa got a large number of high picks in return. The NHL draft begins Friday. Everyone has seemed to predict a different selection for the Predators. Fingers crossed...
Weekly Summer Thread – 6/15
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 6/15. Well good for Carolina and especially good for Rod! Also Mark Jankowski is now a Stanley Cup winner! Now we enter what Douglas Adam’s called “the long dark tea time of the soul”. After some of the best hockey ever, we wait. Draft is next. Go Preds! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members!
Weekly Playoff Thread – 6/8
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the Stanley Cup Final games in the week of 6/8. Boy do we have an entertaining series going with the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes! The roller coaster between amazing good play and amazingly bad play is an E ticket ride. That’s not even mentioning the weird bounces and friendly fire goals! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread wit...
Weekly Playoff Thread – 6/1
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the Stanley Cup Final games in the week of 6/1. The conference finals are behind us, and it’s all on the line for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes. We have ex-Predators on both sides, so it’s a win/win for me. However I really have to root for Rod to finally get his Cup as a coach. Should be a fun series! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link ...
Weekly Playoff Thread – 5/25
Happy US Memorial Day to all. Today we honor those who gave their lives for freedom. Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the games in the week of 5/25. The conference finals sure have been strange. As I prepare this, Vegas and Colorado are headed into the third tied at three. Colorado dominated the first, then forgot how to hockey in the second. Meanwhile, Carolina and Montreal look like they are at the racetrack. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with a...
Weekly Playoff Thread – 5/18
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the games in the week of 5/18. We sure have a barn burner going on between Buffalo and Montreal, although they each seem to be mainly burning the opponent’s barn. Carolina meanwhile has had enough time to take a vacation and still be up for the next series. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members!
Weekly Playoff Thread – 5/11
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the games in the week of 5/11. Well Carolina is through to Round Three, while most of the other series are just getting interesting. Colorado certainly got a wake up call Saturday night. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members!
Weekly Playoff Thread – 5/4
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the games in the week of 5/4. Well we’re into Round Two now with plenty of interesting match ups. Still many former Predators left in the mix. Who are you bandwagoning? Have you all seen the Captain giving piggy back rides while telling his kids they have to eat their broccoli? Then Ellie saying this is normal life. Don’t blink during the commercials. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our co...
Weekly Playoff Thread – 4/27
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the games in the week of 4/27. Last week went pretty much as expected apart from the Battle of Pennsyvania. The Pens looked unexpectedly old and slow. Yet the oldest guy was responsible for a large chunk of their anemic scoring. (Wait – Letang isn’t older than Geno – right?). Its been fun watching playoff hockey and playing spot the Ex-Predator on most of the teams. Enjoy the week! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with an...
Weekly Playoff Thread – 4/20
Welcome to the Playoff Thread for the games in the week of 4/20. Game ones have been kind of all over the place this weekend. Let’s see how the week goes! Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members!
Weekly Game Day Thread – 4/13
Welcome to the Game Day Thread for the games in the week of 4/13. Well, here we are at the last week of the regular season. The Predators need to win out and hope that LA can’t win two out of their three remaining (unlikely). I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Just a reminder – we’re always looking for new people to chat with and to be part of our community. Feel free to share the link to our thread with potential new members! Games this week are: Monday 4/13 vs San Jose Sharks 7...
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