Welcome back to Puck Drop: NHL Preview 2013-14, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season. Check back often as new teams are added to our Puck Drop page. Today we take a look at the 2013-14 Nashville Predators. Last Year After […] READ MORE
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Top Shelf Prospects: Nashville Predators
Welcome to Today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2013 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. I will be following the order of […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Nashville Predators
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring you a look at the Nashville Predators. As always you can find a complete listing of my previous articles here. Since we had an […] READ MORE
Predators Match Shea Weber Offer Sheet: Flyers Fallout?
The Nashville Predators have decided to match the 14 year $110 million offer sheet made to their captain and star player Shea Weber. After losing Ryan Suter earlier this month to the Minnesota Wild, and Alex Radulov to the KHL (again), losing Weber as well would be too much of a hit for the franchise’s […] READ MORE
The History of NHL Offer Sheets
News this morning broke that Shea Weber has signed a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet made by Paul Holmgren and the Philadelphia Flyers. This means that his current team, the Nashville Predators, run by GM David Poile have 7 days to match the offer or be awarded 4 first round picks in compensation. In […] READ MORE
Weber agrees to 14-year deal with Flyers: the Fallout?
The big news out of NHL HQ today is that Shea Weber accepted a 14-year $100 million deal from Philadelphia Flyers. Not to be outdone by his former partner, Ryan Suter, Weber’s deal takes the cake this off-season. This may seem strange to you at first, because Weber was not a unrestricted free agent, but […] READ MORE
Left Scrambling: Where Do the Losers in the Parise/Suter Sweepstakes Turn Now?
As you all know by now, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter have signed identical 13 year contracts to play for the Minnesota Wild. The two prize free agents of this year’s class have made their decision, and it was a somewhat surprising one. This move obviously makes the Wild the early winners of this year’s […] READ MORE
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Ben Kerr
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.