All Entries Tagged With: "Martin Erat"
The Curious Case of Martin Erat
As I’ve been pouring over the NHL CBA in preparation of a blog regarding the next round of CBA discussions, I decided to go a take a break from all that reading and examine the curious case of Martin Erat (who only looks like he gets younger every year). Signed in the 2007 offseason to [...]
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…Predators Playoff Post Mortem
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Nashville Predators 4 games to 2 in their first round matchup of the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the Predators, this series will be looked upon as one of missed opportunities that cost them a shot at a first round upset. There is no doubt that the Blackhawks are a powerful [...]
Game 5 Thoughts, the Fallout, and Game 6
After Game 5, I had to step away from the keyboard. I didn’t even want to see the reaction from my fellow Predator fans until I had time to digest all that occurred in that game. After pondering and stewing in my thoughts, here are my thoughts going into tonight’s game. If Nashville can put [...]
Predators Nip Penguins 4-3 In A Shootout
In the final game before the Olympic break, the Nashville Predators looked perilously close to getting blown out of the Igloo in the first period of their game with the Penguins. In fact, it looked as if the third period debacle against the New Jersey Devils on Friday night was being replayed on Sunday afternoon. [...]
Olympic Dreams
The Olympics have begun and the eyes of the world are on Vancouver and the athletes representing their various countries. Years of training and intense qualifying now come to fruition for some of the world’s most elite athletes. In response and respect to the Olympics, the NHL stops play this season so that its athletes [...]
Predators Snap Losing Streak, Top Thrashers 4-3
Five straight games that have gone in the loss column, and the Nashville Predators find themselves fighting for a playoff spot. A tough loss to Detroit the night before, and now the dangerous Atlanta Thrashers in town. Certainly a trap game for the desperate Predators. Certainly a game the Predators needed to win to end [...]
Disjointed, Discombobulated Predators Defeated by Ducks
Let’s give the young pups for the Predators credit- they hustled and worked hard, but there was no chemistry tonight as the Predators fell to the Ducks 3-2. The Predators looked as if they were out of sync most of the night until the third period, when a valiant comeback fell short, and the Ducks [...]
Predators On Fire, Down Flames 5-3
On November 30th, the Flames came to Nashville and dominated the Predators 5-0. Yesterday, the Predators returned the favor at the Pengrowth Saddle Dome, besting the Flames by a 5-3 margin to continue their torrid play of late. Since that loss in Nashville, the Predators are 7-1-2, and 22-11-3 overall. The Predators have shown an [...]
Predators Strike the Lightning in 7-4 Blowout
The Predators faced an unfamiliar foe in the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Nashville Arena on Tuesday night. As the first period unfolded, the game looked eerily similar to the Detroit game on Saturday. Getting outworked on the boards, losing physical battles, and seeing the first period end with the visitors taking a 2-1 lead [...]
Predators Win 13th Consecutive on Home Ice Against the BJ’s
Playing the Columbus Blue Jackets is somewhat like playing a whack-a-mole game. Knock one mole down and another pops up. Such was the game against the BJ’s last night in the Nashville Arena. Nashville took a 1-0 lead against the BJ’s in the first period as as Dave Scatchard knocked home a beautiful cross ice [...]
Hats Off to the Predators
The Vancouver Canuckleheads Canucks came to the Nashville Arena Tuesday night attempting to rebound from a weak effort against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Nashville Predators were looking to put the less than stellar effort of their last game against the Minnesota Wild behind them. Two teams looking to start afresh and get back on track. [...]
Held In Check
Last night, the Nashville Predators hitched their wagon to Dan Ellis and rode him to a 4 – 1 road win over the Chicago Blackhawks. After Jonathan Toews stickhandled around Dan Hamhuis and Dan Ellis to put Chicago up 1 – 0 in the first, Dan Hamhuis found his jock strap in time to rifle [...]
Predators Show Heart and Thump the Hawks
A Predators team that had misfired in their past two games faced the superior talent of the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. If you were a betting man, your money would be on the Hawks in this one. The Predators defied the odds and bested the Hawks by a 4-1 score. Perhaps you can [...]
Predators Give Away a Point in a Wild Game
It is the Christmas season, a time of generosity and giving. The Nashville Predators were in a giving mood last night against the Wild as they turned the puck over numerous times and gave away a win. The Predators and Wild played a seesaw affair, with the Predators eventually dropping a 5-4 overtime decision to the [...]
Predators Pounded by the Flames
I’m staying away from the obligatory but trite sayings such as “The Flames Burn the Predators” or “The Flames Torch Preds” after last night’s contest in Nashville. Because the fact of the matter is that the Flames pounded the Predators en route to a 5-0 win. Calgary is the best road team in the NHL, [...]
Predators Continue Hot Streak, Win 7th Straight
A team that had once been written off, the Nashville Predators came back to defeat Colorado 4-3 in overtime in the Pepsi Center for their seventh consecutive victory and 12th win in their last 15 games. A team that was dead last in the NHL after a 3-6-1 start is now 6th in the Western [...]
Predators Vanquish the Evil Empire for Sixth Consecutive Victory
The Nashville Predators defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 in Nashville in their first meeting of the season. With this win the Predators have moved in to a tie for second in the Central Division with 27 points. The Predators won all five games of their recent home stand; have won six straight games; and [...]
Six Straight
Last night saw the Nashville Predators skate off the ice with their 6th win in a row and their 11th in their past 14 games. Pekka Rinne has ten of those eleven wins in that time frame. Martin Erat led the way on the score sheet with two goals, while the leaders on this team [...]
Predators Quarter Season Report Card
Twenty one games are in the books, and it’s time to grade the Predators quarter season performance.With a 12-8-1 record and 25 points, the Predators currently sit 10th in the Western Conference. Let’s take a look at the team components and overall grade, and then we will look at the individual players. GOALTENDING Pekka Rinne [...]
The Hottest Team in the NHL- the Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators ran their home ice record against the Columbus Blue Jackets to 12 straight wins with a 4-3 shootout victory over their division rivals on Saturday night. With the win, the Predators are now 9-2 in their last 11 contests and have now won five consecutive games. Columbus took the early lead on [...]
