I’m not going to sugar coat it, the Buffalo Sabres are a dumpster fire. They’re currently wasting Jack Eichel’s early years and are doing no service to young guns like Rasmus Ristolainen and Sam Reinhart. Quite frankly, I’m not even sure Rasmus Dahlin could turn this franchise around, although I do like new general manager
Mattias Ekholm
The Nashville Predators, unquestionably, field the most talented collection of defensemen in today’s NHL. Other teams may boast a bigger star or one electric pairing but no one offers the depth of that in Music City. More than any of its forward lines, Nashville’s defense demonstrates the impressive abilities of general manager David Poile. Even
Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban won his first Norris Trophy during the lockout-shortened season of 2012-13. He was awarded the trophy as the league’s best defenseman after he posted 11 goals and 38 points in 42 games. He was still a Montreal Canadien that season and tied for the seventh-youngest player to win the award,
“Defense wins championships” is how the saying goes and if the Nashville Predators’ defense is any indication, they could bring home the big prize at the end of the season. Over the years, general manager David Poile has done a miraculous job at uncovering defensive gems that develop in the Predators’ farm system. Whether the
The departure of Shea Weber from the Nashville Predators in the summer blockbuster trade represented a shift from the more stay-at-home game plan to the mobile roving defensive unit that currently exists. Nashville is now well known for it’s the presence of a staunch, offensively-minded top-four blue line consisting of Roman Josi, P.K. Subban, Mattias Ekholm,
Smashville has to feel duped. For the first two games of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Final appearance, the Nashville Predators have looked nothing like the team they were a month ago. Up until now, the story was about Nashville getting hot at the right time, but after a disheartening 4 – 1 loss in Game