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Preds sign Ellis, trade Mason

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The Preds are closing their ranks behind goalie Dan Ellis, who barely made the roster out of training camp but shined down the stretch and in the playoffs, and have traded fellow netminder Chris Mason to the div

Dan's The Man

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UPDATE BELOW

Word comes this morning that the Nashville Predators have traded goalie Chris Mason to the St. Louis Blues for a 4th-round draft pick. This clears the way for handing the #1 job to Dan Ellis, who in yesterday's Tennessean discussed the three-way situation between himself, Mason and Pekka Rinne as an obstacle to re-signing with Nashville. This morning the Predators have also

Playoff Hunt Becoming Elusive

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So many things to say about last night's 6-3 loss to Detroit, it's best perhaps to break it into Good News/Bad News:

Good News: The Predators fought back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game in the 3rd period.
Bad News: Nashville gave up a 1-0 lead due to soft goals allowed by Dan Ellis, which caused Barry Trotz to pull him five minutes into the 2nd. Chris Mason gave up his share of softies to,

Beware of Juggernaut

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The NHL's unstoppable force comes rolling into Nashville this evening as the Detroit Red Wings bring their gaudy 41-12-5 record into the Sommet Center against the Predators (29-22-6).  But before abandoning any hope of a competitive chance for the local boys, it should be noted that when looking at Detroit's 7-2-1 record over the last ten games, the "2-1" part has come in their last three, with losses to Los Angeles, Toronto (in OT) and Anaheim in recent days.  In their three

Forget the Hurricanes, Beware the Tornadoes

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You can rest assured that I won't make any puns regarding the Tampa Bay hockey team that's coming into Nashville tomorrow night to face the Predators.  After titling yesterday's Carolina-Nashville pregame post "Hurricane Warning for Middle Tennessee", we had severe thunderstorms and tornados

Four Goalies That Handle A Heavy Load, And One That Doesn't

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Today's analysis was inspired by a comment left here by Magicpie over at Nucksblog, who wondered whether some NHL goaltenders perform better when they face more shots. That's certainly part of the Common Wisdom of hockey, and when asked, just about every goaltender admits that facing frequent pressure helps them stay focused.

Duck on the menu in Music City

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Tonight marks the fourth in a key seven-game stretch for the Nashville Predators, wherein each night they face a team above them in the Western Conference standings.  With shootout losses against Columbus and Chicago prior to Tuesday's 3-0 win over Calgary, they've garnered four points in the first three games, and have gone 4-1-2 so far in the month of January.  With

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