Hockey is almost back, and in honor of it’s return it is time to look at the Chicago Blackhawks and the rest of the Central Division. [Read more…]
Follow paulmbanks2013 NHL Season Predictions and Projections
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Finally, after months and months of everyone involved being morons, causing 113 days, 625 games, and the biggest outdoor hockey game in history to be cancelled, hockey fans can finally say “Game On!” The NHL has a new 10-year labor agreement, and is set to start the shortened, 48 game 2013 season on Saturday, January 19. Find out what you need to know about every team in the NHL for the upcoming season, this time predicting how the season will play out, and who will be in the playoffs. Continue after the jump to find out where your team will finish in the race for the Stanley Cup, including who will take home Lord Stanley’s Cup.
Follow paulmbanks2013 NHL Western Conference Preview And Projections
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Finally, after months and months of everyone involved being morons, causing 113 days, 625 games, and the biggest outdoor hockey game in history to be cancelled, hockey fans can finally say “Game On!” The NHL has a new 10-year labor agreement, and is set to start the shortened, 48 game 2013 season on Saturday, January 19. Find out what you need to know about every team in the NHL for the upcoming season, this time featuring the Western Conference. Continue after the jump to find out where your team will finish in the race for a playoff spot out west.
Follow paulmbanksShea Weber To Stay In Nashville, Predators Match Flyers’ Offer Sheet
July 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last week, the Philadelphia Flyers made a monster offer sheet to restricted free agent Shea Weber for 14 years and $110 million. After a week of speculation of will they or won’t they, the Nashville Predators decided to match the offer sheet, which means Weber will stay with the only team he has known through his entire NHL career. After losing unrestricted free agent Ryan Suter to the Minnesota Wild, the idea of losing both players in one offseason was too much. To find out what the signing of Weber means for the Predators future, continue after the jump.
Follow paulmbanksFinal 2012 Mock NHL Entry Draft
June 22, 2012 By 4 Comments
While the Los Angeles Kings, and their millions of fans who just jumped on the bandwagon, celebrate the team’s first Stanley Cup championship, the other 29 teams in the league are gearing up for next season. The top priority of these teams: the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The draft takes place June 22 and 23 from Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. With the Edmonton Oilers winning the draft lottery, they will select the first pick for the third straight year, the first time since the Quebec Nordiques of 1989-91. Who will the Oilers take? Who will everyone else select? To find out, continue after the jump.
Follow paulmbanks2012 Mock NHL Entry Draft 1.0
June 16, 2012 By 7 Comments
While the Los Angeles Kings, and their millions of fans who just jumped on the bandwagon, celebrate the team’s first Stanley Cup championship, the other 29 teams in the league are gearing up for next season. The top priority of these teams: the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The draft takes place June 22 and 23 from Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. With the Edmonton Oilers winning the draft lottery, they will select the first pick for the third straight year, the first time since the Quebec Nordiques of 1989-91. Who will the Oilers take? Who will everyone else select? To find out, continue after the jump.
Follow paulmbanksWith Duncan Keith suspended, Blackhawks positive momentum gone?
March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Chicago Blackhawks have been the National Hockey League’s (NHL’s) second hottest team, behind only the scintillatingly-hot Pittsburgh Penguins who have sported a 13-0-1 record recently. The Blackhawks have blistered their way up the NHL’s Western Conference standings at an 8-1-1 clip, including a recent 5-0-0 run, all of this being done without the services of their captain and leader Jonathan Toews, who has missed the past 14 games with a concussion.
In spite of this devastating loss, the Blackhawks are only one point out of the Western Conference’s 4th position.
Follow paulmbanksChicago Blackhawks Report Card: First Midterm Edition
October 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday night, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at the United Center, bringing their record for the first 10 games of the season to 6-2-2. Ray Emery made 27 saves in only his second start of the season, and while the Hawks’ power play struggled to get going in an 0-for-5 performance, their penalty killing unit was perfect yet again, going 5-for-5 in keeping the Jackets off the board. It was a great microcosm of their season to this point, and it was a solid victory for a club that is among the top squads in the Western Conference.
Follow paulmbanksNHL Central Division Week in Review
October 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As the Columbus Blue Jackets are positioning themselves in 242 days for either top amateur prospects Nail Kabulov or Filip Forsberg in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and as I primarily cover the Blue Jackets, I am left with little to write about in a positive manner.
Therefore, as part of a continuing series, here is a summary of the NHL Central Division for the first two weeks of the season (in order of the current Central Division standings):
Follow paulmbanksWill the Predators Receive a Kick Start From Trotz’s Call Out?
October 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This past week, Nashville Predators Head Coach Barry Trotz very publicly called out one of his players for his poor play. Rookie defenseman Mattias Ekholm was singled out after his play in the Vancouver game, a 5-1 loss by the Predators. Trotz called the play of Ekholm “horrible, absolutely horrible.”
Trotz went on to refer to his younger players as needing to either step up their game against the best players in the League or “go get a dog” if they couldn’t man up and elevate their level of play.
The next contest saw the Predators break a 4 game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Effective?
Follow paulmbanksNashville Predators 2011 Draft Picks
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
2011 Nashville Predators Draft Picks
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft is completed, and all seven rounds are in the books. Before we look ahead to free agency in the National Hockey League, let’s take a look at a team by team synopsis of all of this year’s draft picks. Find out who they are, what to expect from them, and when you can expect to see them putting on a sweater in the NHL. Also, each team will be graded on their overall performance during the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Let’s find out who the Nashville Predators drafted, after the jump.
Bryan Vickroy
Follow paulmbanksINCREDIBLE! Anaheim’s Bobby Ryan Goal on Nashville (Video)
April 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is AMAZING! Anaheim young star Bobby Ryan with the most incredible goal you’ll see….maybe ever. The Nashville Predators won the game, but they got housed on this one.
You don’t need to be a hockey fan to appreciate this!
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