RDS.ca is reporting that tough guy, Francis Bouillon, has signed a one-year contract worth $750,000 with the Nashville Predators.  The unrestricted free agent played with the team for four games back in 2002 after being picked up off waivers (but then the Habs took him back after 21 days).
Bouillon has been with the Montreal Canadiens for most of his NHL career which spans across nine seasons.  I am sure Habs fans will miss him, along with all of the other players the team has discarded this summer.   Bouillon notched up 21 goals and 81 assists in 485 NHL games.
I think he will …read more

William (Boots) Del Biaggio is going to jail for eight years after pleading found guilty of duping investors and banks out of millions of dollars.
If you have followed this storyline at all, it’s hard to believe how this member of a prominent San Jose family went from being golf buddies with Mario Lemieux to “forging financial documents to obtain $110 million in loans from several banks and two NHL owners – Craig Leopold of the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings owner AEG. Del Biaggio used the money to purchase a controlling interest in the Nashville Predators.”
Honestly, the whole …read more

Steve Sullivan was clearly moved when it was announced that he had won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy which is awarded tot he player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey."
I can imagine that there was a time when Sullivan thought he might not ever play hockey again, never mind win an award.  He was sidelined for almost two years as he recovered from a serious back injury and once he returned to the Nashville Predators lineup, he registered 11 goals and 32 points in 42 games.
He thanked his teammates for always believing in him …read more

This was a fun little video from NHL.com providing a quick glimpse into the at-home life of Nashville Predators goaltender, Dan Ellis.  He seems like a really great husband and father and his little baby is so cute.

Jason Arnott might have been out of the lineup for a short time with an injury but he wasn’t showing any signs of strain tonight as he scored 2 goals to help lift the Nashville Predators over the Carolina Hurricanes.  He wasn’t the only Pred to put in a double effort – Shea Weber also contributed 2 goals in the 5-2 victory. 
I have to talk about the first goal of the night.  J.P. Dumont fed a pass across the crease to Arnott and it was just a sweet, sweet goal.  Arnott’s second goal really should have been saved by …read more

Nashville Predators @ Washington Capitals – October 28, 2008
Despite being shorthanded (star player, Alexander Ovechkin, is away in Russia visiting his sick grandfather), the Washington Capitals skated away with a shootout victory over the visiting Nashville Predators, despite the standout performance of Jason Arnott (Preds).
Here is the scoring summary:

NSH: Koistinen, V. (PPG, 13:59 in 1st), Arnott, J. (11:21 in 2nd), Arnott, J. (13:24 in 3rd)
WSH: Kozlov, V. (12:13 in 1st), Steckel, D. (SHG, 15:38 in 1st), Semin, A. (PPG, 01:58 in 3rd)

*NHL Video has not become available for this game’s highlights*
image credit: TSN
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The Nashville Predators took an early 2-goal lead over the Calgary Flames tonight and, with how the Flames have been playing in the third period so far this season, it didn’t look too promising.  Some way, some how, the team pulled it together and, in the 5-3 victory, Calgary captain, Jarome Iginla was central since he scored a hat trick.  “It’s a good sign for us,” said Miikka Kiprusoff, who made 35 saves. “You just have to keep believing there is still time. It was an unbelievable comeback and huge points for us.”  Here is the scoring summary:

CGY: Iginla, J. …read more

I really hope we don’t see more like this situation with Alexander Radulov and the Nashville Predators.  During the off-season he says he let the Preds know that he wanted to go and play in the Russian league (he actually signed a one-year deal with UFA of the Russian super league KHL) even though he had a year remaining on his NHL contract.  The Preds set a deadline of September 1, 2008 for him to notify them of his return and, since that has now passed, the team has had to suspend him without pay for the 2008-2009 season.  …read more

The Nashville Predators have traded defenseman, Janne Niskala, to the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for forward Triston Grant and their seventh round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Niskala is a decent addition.  Last season, he posted 19 goals and 25 assists for 44 points and 81 penalty minutes in 80 regular season games for the Predators’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.
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The Nashville Predators are securing their lineups for the next few seasons and have extended multi-year contracts to defenceman, Shea Weber, and goaltender, Dan Ellis.
Weber, who had 20 points in 54 games this past season, signed a US$13.5-million, three-year deal.  Ellis, who posted a 23-10-3 record, a 2.34 goals-against average, an NHL-leading .924 save percentage and six incredible shutouts got a $3.5-million, two-year contract.
I was expecting a little more for Ellis… what do you think of that deal?