On The Forecheck

Welcome to On The Forecheck’s playoff picture for the Nashville Predators as they look to secure an unlikely postseason berth in coach Andrew Brunette’s debut season behind the bench. In these updates, we’ll review games of interest from the night before, the current playoff picture, and who to root for in tonight’s matchups. San Jose Sharks 2, Philadelphia Flyers 3 San Jose is … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators Playoff Picture: March 13th, 2024

Golden Knights GM McCrimmon defends use of LTIR space at deadlineAs general manager Kelly McCrimmon explained to Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek, the Golden Knights aren’t doing anything outside of what the CBA allows them to do especially with their players dealing with long-term injuries. On the one hand: it’s legal (and Stone, who’s had a brutal injury record over the course of his … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Dump & Chase: Shuffling

The game started out with a bang, as Michael McCarron and Marcus Foligno dropped the gloves just a couple of minutes in. Just after they took a seat for fighting, Jonas Brodin got the Wild on the board at 3:16 during a scramble in front of Juuse Saros. The Preds got a chance to get it back when Brock Faber tripped Filip Forsberg, but the Wild killed the penalty off … [Read more...] about Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 4 (OT): Wild gamble pays off

The Predators are back for another matinee meetup after yesterday morning’s win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, while the Wild are looking to rebound from a couple of losses. It’s only been four games since they last met, but the trade deadline has come and gone, with the Preds making some additions–including former long-time Wild Jason Zucker–and the Wild starting to sell. … [Read more...] about Game Preview/Live Thread: Nashville Predators @ Minnesota Wild 3/10/24

According to Elliotte Friedman, the Nashville Predators have acquired forward Jason Zucker from the Arizona Coyotes. This is added to the team’s moves yesterday; Zucker, whose contract expires at the end of the season, might be expected to serve as something of a replacement for Yakov Trenin. Pierre LeBrun reports that the exchange was for a sixth-round pick this year … [Read more...] about Preds acquire Jason Zucker from Coyotes for pick