With apologies for my absence lately — I’ve been ill — here’s an open thread for today’s trade deadline, with news stories to come if the Preds do anything significant ..read more

The Preds are back in action tonight after the break with a game against the Colorado Avalanche. It starts at 5 PM Central, to get us all right back into the swing of things with a game that’s too late for a matinee and too early for an evening game, and will air on FanDuel Sports Network South ..read more

You know the story of the 2024-25 Nashville Predators by now. A season with high expectations following marquee free-agent signings has turned into an expensive disappointment. But it didn’t have to turn out like this.  The first two months of the season effectively killed this team’s playoff hopes before they could really get going. But the Predators have been playing solid hockey for the last couple months, despite their standing in the, well, standings. You know, if you don’t care about whether or not the puck actually goes in.  The Predators have been uniquely done in by the hock ..read more

Joakim Kemell debuted tonight for Nashville as the Preds took on the Blackhawks in Chicago, but it wasn’t the kind of experience a rookie dreams of. The Hawks drew first blood, as the Preds lost Frank Nazar as he came onto the ice for a shift and he finished off a neat play to score the first goal at 8:37 of the first. Before the announcer had even finished reporting the goal, Colton Sissons got it back to tie the game 1-1. Sissons almost scored again a few minutes later, but this time Petr Mrázek had the save. Instead, the Hawks restored their lead when Nick Blankenburg got tangled up with Ju ..read more

The Preds are back on the road to take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight in the Windy City ..read more

After a back-and-forth affair that saw the Nashville Predators claw back a lead, then give it up in a regulation loss, they head south to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on their way home. It’s been a rough year in the Steel City, with the losses significantly outnumbering the wins. The Penguins put Evgeni Malkin on IR last week, with injuries — stop me if you’ve heard this one before — once again taking out a key piece of their offense. The team mortgaged their future to pay for what’s now their past, and they’d probably make the same choice again, but all of their most significant offensive ..read more

(So sorry — had a scheduling error where this was supposed to have gone live before the game and I accidentally scheduled it for tomorrow, and as I’m busy this evening I didn’t notice as the game started.) The Nashville Predators hit the road again to take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight. Which Preds will we see tonight, and how will they hold up against the constantly-struggling but really-should-be-good-by-now Sabres ..read more

The Canucks started strong, and drew a penalty just under two minutes in, as Steven Stamkos headed off for holding. The Preds were able to kill the penalty off, then managed to get on the attack themselves, but Nils Höglander scored off the rush on a counterattack at 7:11. Juuse Saros made a few big saves, keeping the Preds in it, and Tommy Novak tied the game back up — with a puck that glanced in off his skate and had Canucks fans unhappy — a minute and a half later. Play went back and forth from there, with both Saros and Thatcher Demko facing some good chances and Stamkos ringing iron with ..read more

The Nashville Predators return home briefly for a matchup against the Vancouver Canucks. The Preds won their earlier meeting this month 3-0, and the Canucks will presumably be looking for revenge tonight. We’ll have a chance to see their powerful offense pitted against the Preds’ resurgent power play and growing chemistry at even strength. The game starts a little later than usual — at 8 PM Central instead of 7 — but at least it’s not West Coast time. Catch it on FanDuel Sports Network South, 102.5 The Game, or down at Bridgestone Arena ..read more

It’s another late one — will it be another exciting one ..read more