On The Forecheck

It’s a tied series, folks. Games 3 and 4 loom large on the horizon, with Game 5 to follow at 9PM Central on Tuesday. The Preds were looking for a response in Game 2, and they certainly showed up to play. Three big goals and an empty-netter against the steady Canucks placed some doubt in the minds of Vancouver fans. I appreciated this frank quote from Coach Brunetten after … [Read more...] about Preview/Live Thread: Preds @ Canucks Game 3

Quinn fired as Sharks coach, no replacement named | NHL.comSan Jose finished last in NHL, lost 11 in row to start season Beauvillier finds home with Predators, already contributing in Stanley Cup Playoffs | NHL.comForward reunited with GM Trotz after 3 trades, has goal, assist in Game 2 win against Canucks 3 Keys: Golden Knights at Stars, Game 2 of Western 1st Round | … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Dump & Chase: Even Steven

“It’s better to be lucky than good.” It’s a pretty straightforward saying. While talent and skill go a long way, you often need a bit more than just that to make it happen. Every champion in any sport has some good bounces along the way, often while being very good (if not great)–it’s just the nature of things. That is especially the case for hockey, a game with a hard… Source … [Read more...] about Preds-Canucks Game 2 Analysis: Make Your Own Luck

When the Nashville Predators dropped Game 1 in Vancouver on Sunday night, people–understandably–brought out the history. The Preds have yet to win a series after losing Game 1; they’re 0-12 (0-13 if you count the best-of-five qualifying round during the bubble in 2020). Winning Game 1 matters because, well, you have a series lead. Often, the better team wins a hockey … [Read more...] about Is the Preds’ “Game 1 loss” record as bad as it sounds?

We’ve got postgame analysis and a look at the Game 1 question coming up later this morning! In the meantime, these links: Utah owner Ryan Smith divulges name and uniform plansUtah’s NHL team will use a March Madness-style bracket to determine a name and share some uniform similarities with the NBA’s Jazz. Some of these names are better than others. Make good choices, … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Dump & Chase: Proof