Ryan Ellis’s hipcheck on Flyers’ Wayne Simmonds is awesome; but was it clipping? (Yahoo! Sports)

Ryan Ellis and Wayne Simmonds teamed up to treat us to one of the hits of the year Saturday night. Early in the second period, with the Nashville Predators leading the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0, Simmonds came flying down the left … Continue reading →
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CBC’s P.J. Stock: Wade Belak not a suicide but an ‘accidental death’ (Yahoo! Sports)

Via Mirtle, here is a full page ad that will appear in the Saturday edition of The Tennessean: a tribute to the late Wade Belak penned by his Nashville Predators teammate David Legwand and on behalf of the Preds: Belak’s … Continue reading →
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Is Pekka Rinne the best goalie in fantasy hockey? (Yahoo! Sports)

Pekka Rinne will probably never get the respect in the NHL that his numbers indicate he deserves because he (a) plays for an unglamorous franchise and (b) plays behind a defensive system and (c) can’t overcome these hindrances like Martin … Continue reading →
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AP Source: Former NHL player Belak hanged himself (PA SportsTicker)

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press
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Former NHL tough guy Belak found dead (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO – Former NHL enforcer Wade Belak has been found dead.
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Predators goalie prospect ejected after injuring fan with puck (Yahoo! Sports)

There are many ways in the NHL rulebook in which a player can receive a match penalty and be ejected from the game. Any attempt to injure an opponent, and you’re hitting the showers early. Turns out that in Finland, … Continue reading →
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The Anti-Thrashers: Predators continue to thrive in Nashville, showing hockey can succeed down south (PA SportsTicker)

By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor=
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What will happen to Nashville’s Big 3: Weber, Suter, Rinne? (Yahoo! Sports)

By the end of the summer, Shea Weber is still going to be a member of the Nashville Predators and will be compensated handsomely for it. He wants to stay, they want him to stay and with an arbitration hearing … Continue reading →
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• Pats’ Cannon, Giants’ Herzlich share unique kind of bond
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• Oklahoma City Thunder No Longer Overshadowed by Dallas Mavericks – a Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
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