Nashville Predators News

There were worries that the huge, oversized check on stage at Bridgestone Arena on Monday going to charity might not have been as big this year.

When Predators forward Craig Smith put on his red, white and blue jersey for Team USA at the IIHF World Championships the last three summers, there seemed to be a sudden shift in his overall play.

The Predators have fired associate coach Peter Horachek, sources close to the team told The Tennessean on Monday night.

Twelve days after having his left hip surgically repaired, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne held court with the media assembled at Bridgestone Arena Monday afternoon.

Woof. If Smith's results were solely the result of those factors which are generally outside an individual's control , we could chalk up 2013 as a sacrifice to the Hockey Gods, and look for a rebound season starting this fall.

The Nashville Predators will start the 2013-14 season looking to bounce back after few things went right for the team this season.

Switzerland has not won a medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship since 1953, but with a 3-0 win over the United States in Stockholm on Saturday, that is certain to change.

The better team won in Boston, no doubt. But the Sharks-Kings series is a bit of a surprise.

That's a question that has been discussed among members of the media, David Poile, and even Barry Trotz.

The Nashville Predators became a team that needed their goalie to keep them in games all season long because they couldn't score on a consistent basis which resulted in the team not making the playoffs and finishing with a 16-23-9 record.

Nick Spaling began playing hockey in the minors first for the Drayton Flyers and then for Norwell High School .

As we all know the cap is going down for the 2013-2014 season. I feel that this is where the real opportunity lies during this offseason.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs field has been cut in half, so it's time to update the Full Bracket Challenge.

Jonathan Drouin is a 5'10-5'11, 185 pound, left wing that currently plays for the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL.

Wow. What a horrible loss by Toronto. Just sick. A fantastic comeback from down 3-1 in the series, but they just ran out of gas.

His overall advanced numbers are decent, if not inspiring. He's pretty average in terms of the possession metrics, and doesn't put many shots on net himself.

The Nashville Predators saw defenseman Ryan Suter leave via free agency in the summer of 2012, and almost lost Shea Weber as well.

Obligatory disclaimer: "Shea" is a work of fiction that in no way represents the real life of Shea Weber or anybody else who works with or around the Nashville Predators organization or the National Hockey League.

Well, there won't be a Duck Dynasty this year as the Red Wings become the latest Survivor in this Amazing Race called the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

When Pekka Rinne underwent surgery on his left hip last week, Predators officials publicly shrugged it off as no big deal.