Pro Hockey Rumors

To say the start of the 2024-25 campaign has been disappointing for the Nashville Predators is somewhat of an understatement. Nashville finished last year as the top wild-card team in the Western Conference with 99 points and handed out nearly $140MM in contracts this past offseason keeping around some old faces and bringing in some new ones. The aggressive offseason led to … [Read more...] about Diagnosing Nashville’s Underwhelming Start To The Season

Dante Fabbro has been a speculative trade candidate in Nashville for a few years now and it appears he could be on the move although not via a trade.  Instead, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (Twitter link) that the Predators have placed the blueliner on waivers. A few years ago, the 26-year-old looked like another fixture on the back end for the Preds.  He had three … [Read more...] about Predators Place Dante Fabbro On Waivers

2:15 PM: Columbus has moved Kent Johnson to injured reserve to make space for this waiver claim, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. Johnson hasn’t played since suffering a shoulder injury on October 17th. Columbus will be able to make this IR placement retroactive to that date, making this move purely a paper transaction and Johnson eligible to return as soon as he’s back to … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets Claim Dante Fabbro Off Waivers From Predators

Predators head coach Andrew Brunette isn’t entirely on the hot seat yet, despite his club’s horrific run out of the gate, according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.“Our 5-on-5 play overall has improved defensively since the start of the year,” Trotz continued. “But we haven’t scored a lot of goals.” His assessment is apt. Very few numbers indicate the Predators should be … [Read more...] about Predators Aren’t Yet Considering Firing Andrew Brunette

The Nashville Predators are without a few middle-six forwards tonight as the team announced Thomas Novak is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury and Colton Sissons has a similar injury designation. The news will inevitably hurt the Predators in one of their least productive areas as their 2.38 GF/G currently ranks 27th in the NHL.[SOURCE LINK] … [Read more...] about Thomas Novak, Colton Sissons Out Day-To-Day With Upper-Body Injuries