The latest edition of the NHL Stat Corner brings you all the latest player and team stats and milestones from around the league over the past two days. A lot of games have been getting postponed due to COVID but for the teams that are generally unaffected or are playing, the stats and milestones never
Filip Forsberg
As the Western Conference wild-card race heats up, the Nashville Predators find themselves on the outside looking in as they hit the road for a four-game road trip. They’ll need to be better than their current 5-5-1 record when playing on enemy territory if they hope to hang on and the upcoming week is a
One player, drafted by the Nashville Predators in the second round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, and the other, acquired via trade shortly after being drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 2012 Draft. Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg may have joined the team through different methods, but the one thing they share is
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is an update on talks between the Nashville Predators and Filip Forsberg. Meanwhile, Artemi Panarin was fined $5K for throwing a glove at Brad Marchand, but was he justified in doing so? Finally, the Ottawa Senators are expected to waive goaltender Matt Murray. What’s the play here and who
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have learned they’ll be without forward Josh Archibald for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Auston Matthews looks to be making strong progress and a return is close. The Philadelphia Flyers have responded to allegations against head coach Alain Vigneault, while the Tampa Bay Lightning are working to extend
If Filip Forsberg is ever inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Nashville Predators general manager David Poile will have one heck of a story to dine out on. Bringing the young Swedish forward to Nashville was a very lucrative, very one-sided trade, remembered with great fondness by fans. It will be featured in every
After the moves that were made in the offseason and as we head into the preseason and regular season, there are still a lot of questions in Smashville. There were not a lot of big splashes in free agency, and while the focus of GM David Poile was to get younger, which they did, one
The 2020-21 NHL season wasn’t even over before the trade rumor-mill started churning. In fact, in the midst of Game 5 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens Wednesday night, the Twitterverse was hit with some breaking news of a certain superstar forward requesting a trade. Jeremey Rutherford of The Athletic broke the news
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the New York Rangers and defenseman Adam Fox might already be looking at a contract extension. What would the numbers look like on a new deal? Are the Edmonton Oilers interested in Duncan Keith? Is the interest mutual? What’s the latest news on the Jack Eichel trade front? Finally, Filip
Have you ever wondered, “what makes something go viral?” What is it about, say, a guy chugging juice while skateboarding with Fleetwood Mac playing over the top that makes people describe the video as “encapsulating a mood,” leading millions of viewers to flock to it? Is there something calculated in the decision when creating content,
The Nashville Predators have been a part of the NHL since their expansion draft in 1998. In that time, they have reached the Stanley Cup Final once, and across the more than 20 years, the team has maintained a reputation for stingy defensive play and a hard work ethic. What this has led to in
Well, this season is only 19 games in and let’s be honest, it hasn’t gone exactly to plan for the Nashville Predators. No one would have imagined that with this roster they would be sitting so low in the division. For fans, reading coverage and catching up with the team has become punishment at this
The Nashville Predators have had a disappointing start to the season to say the least, just one point ahead of the Detroit Red Wings in the Central Division and 26th in the league by points percentage. It’s still relatively early but the team is about 10 points out of the playoff hunt with less than
While it might not yet be time to start mashing on the panic button with both fists, it is certainly an uneasy time for the Nashville Predators. Just over the quarter mark in the 2020-21 regular season, the Predators sit second from the bottom of the Central Division standings, only one point above the lowly
So in the first few games of the Nashville Predators’ season, the one thing that has usually been their biggest strength has so far been their biggest weakness. I’m talking about their power play. There have been some major issues going on when the Predators get that man advantage, and they haven’t converted, as they
The Pittsburgh Penguins are built to win now, but that doesn’t mean their management team can’t prepare themselves for the future. Pens general manager Jim Rutherford has been known to never shy away from a bold move or two, and if you ask the veteran executive, his team is preparing themselves for what’s to come.
From the eighth seed in the Western Conference to the Stanley Cup Final, the Nashville Predators provided hockey fans with a wild ride through the 2017 NHL Playoffs. At the center of that playoff run was Filip Forsberg. Forsberg is just one of general manager David Poile’s many great acquisitions over the years. Since arriving
Fewer people were cheering as much for the expansion Vegas Golden Knights in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final as then-general manager George McPhee. Fewer still had as much riding on their opponents and eventual champions, the Washington Capitals, McPhee’s last team. Capitals vs. Golden Knights Obviously, McPhee, now the Golden Knights president of hockey operations,