On the Forecheck Jan 15, 2021
Friday’s Dump & Chase: Sweet, Sweet Victory
Photo by Brett Carlsen/ Nashville is undefeated y’all, so lets celebrate with some links Nashville Predators News Nashville Predators 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1: Newcomers shine in home opener | On the ForecheckWhile the new guys like Luke Kunin, Eric Haula and the pairing of Benning and Borowiecki made a fast impact last night, two familiar faces stole the show. Juuse Saros shook off a breakaway goal early on, then shut down the Blue Jackets for the rest of the game. And Filip Forsberg? He was everywhere last night. Read more about it in Kate's fantastic...
On the Forecheck Jan 14, 2021
Nashville Predators 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1: Newcomers shine in home opener
Photo by Brett Carlsen/ Erik Haula and Luke Kunin made positive impacts in their first game with the Preds, while Juuse Saros was great. Tonight’s home opener began with a tribute to the first responders who responded to the Christmas Day bombing on Second Avenue, as well as the Nashville residents who were affected by it. In spite of the very limited viewer attendance—not open to general fans at all, though about 200 healthcare workers, player families, and so on were present—not one but two catfish hit the ice before the game started. The second catfish was...
On the Forecheck Jan 11, 2021
Nashville Predators 2021 Previews: The Goalies
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ The “big four” netminders are currently in Nashville at camp. Three of the four are Finnish. Here’s a preview. It’s not too difficult to predict how the Nashville Predators’ net is going to look this season. While we spent a large amount of time debating when it would be “time” for Rinne to take fewer starts at the beginning of last season, the starts and responsibility started to move away from #35 around December 2019. After Peter Laviolette was fired and John Hynes was hired, it seemed that Juuse Saros became Hynes’ go-to in...
