#David Poile

This is what the top eight looked like at the end of the calendar 2021 based purely on points percentage: East: Hurricanes, Lightning, Capitals, Panthers, Leafs, Rangers, Penguins, Bruins West: Wild, Avalanche, Flames, Knights, Blues, Predators, Ducks, Oilers Of the 16 teams listed, 14 of them made the playoffs with the Stars and Kings replacing…

The 2022-23 NHL season has been in full swing for about a month now, and we are starting to get an idea of which teams are pretenders and who are contenders. As clubs struggle out of the gate it bodes the question - which coaches are on the hot seat? While there have been plenty of pleasant surprises this season, such as the Devils, Flyers and…

Since returning from Prague in the Czech Republic, the Nashville Predators have struggled to win games and, in some games, have even struggled to look competitive. They dropped their first contest back in the United States at home against the Dallas Stars 4-1. Then, they lost again to the Stars, this time in Texas, 5-1. Then, they lost in a…

The final countdown towards the 2021-22 NHL season is underway. The Nashville Predators will open the regular season Thursday, October 14th against the league's shiny new team, the Seattle Kraken. The Predators are one of the league's most interesting teams. They're a group that easily has enough talent to do damage late in the year; likewise, they…

This is the newest file in THN.com's ongoing "Three Burning Questions" series of columns. In this feature, we pose three major questions for each NHL team prior to the beginning of the 2022-23 regular season. In this file, we've got Three Burning Questions about the Nashville Predators. 1. Is this the last gasp for the Predators' current core? The…

From the time he was four years old, when September came around P.K. Subban knew what team he was going to be playing for. In his early years in the GTHL, there was annual demand for Subban's immense talents. The phone calls were many. The annual recruitment was heavy. And then he became an NHL player, a legend of sorts, a magazine cover waiting to…

This story appears in the Feb. 12, 2017, issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. To subscribe, The most spectacular show in Las Vegas features many apparent mysteries but only one obvious illusion. Exiting the home locker room before each period at T-Mobile Arena, the Golden Knights march down an entrance tunnel lined with looking glass. Viewed from the right…

Michael McCarron has largely been a rotational player in the NHL, but took on more responsibility last season, playing in 51 games and being a steady presence on the Nashville Predators fourth line. Despite playing in 51 games last year, McCarron's impact was kept at minimum thanks in large part to having the lowest average ice time among all…

Nathan Gerbe Retires After 13 Professional Seasons | The Hockey News Former NHL forward Nathan Gerbe has retired from professional hockey to join the Nashville Predators' hockey operations department after 13 seasons. The 5' 4"(!!!) Gerbe ends his playing career with 435 career NHL games under his belt, having spent time with the Sabres, Carolina…

Since he was drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2019, Philip Tomasino has been one of the more highly touted youngsters for the team and someone they have been counting on as a key part of their future. Last year, he finally got his chance to be a regular at the NHL level. While Tomasino was never sent back down to AHL Milwaukee during his…