Juuse Saros

Opinion: Forsberg stays in Nashville, but for how long?

A few weeks prior to the deadline, Filip Forsberg and apparently everyone else in the hockey world was shocked by the news that Predators General Manager David Poile was shopping the veteran left-winger. Forsberg is in the final months of a six-year $36 million contract that has an AAV of $6 million. Forsberg reportedly wants […]

Forsberg is on the block; Two reasons to trade him

The Nashville Predators currently sit in the first wildcard spot in the Western Conference. Despite fielding the fifth most inexperienced hockey club in terms of total games played, the Preds’ have had a resurgence of sorts this season. Juuse Saros has solidified his place among the elite NHL goaltenders and should join Roman Josi for […]

The significance of Pekka Rinne’s jersey retirement

A few years ago, when I was living in Los Angeles, I got home late from work one night, and my roommate turned on our PlayStation. We began playing whatever annual version of the NHL video game that had just come out. After a few hours of mindless video games and a number of pops, […]

Deadline Dilemma in Nashville

Led by the stellar goaltending of Vezina candidate Juuse Saros, the Nashville Predators are in an interesting position. Coming out of the All-Star break, they only sit behind the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild in the Central Division. Both the Wild and Avalanche will be tough to catch in the second half as they both […]

The NHL Butterfly Effect

Since the full-season lockout of 04/05, the NHL has seen a dramatic increase in players and stars under six feet tall. There were the early diminutive trailblazers like Henri and Maurice Richard and Ted Lindsey. They played in an era that would give all of the health and safety experts of today that sit at […]