Nothing but class and gratitude from Nashville’s captain following this year’s
#NHLAwards
. Shocker, right?
“Everybody says it when they get an award or a nomination, but the reason I say it is because it's true. You're nothing without your team…. You need so many guys around
It’s an historic day at 501 Broadway today as Pekka Rinne’s time capsule was sealed and buried on the Bridgestone Arena Plaza.
It will sit underneath Pekka’s bronze statue until it’s unsealed 35 years from now.
Learned something immensely cool last night. Apparently when Smashville really gets going, the
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bench - and even the ice - literally shakes.
Absolutely cannot wait for playoff hockey to be back in Smashville.
There are several cool trinkets and pieces of memorabilia sealed inside, but the best item has to be this photo album hand crafted for Pekka by his Best Buddy Mikey Maguire
Can confirm, Ryan O'Reilly did indeed refer to linemates Filip Forsberg & Gustav Nyquist as his "Swedish meatballs."
I smell an incoming
#Preds
partnership with
@IKEA
!
Ryan O'Reilly enters the locker room and tries, once again, to derail a Roman Josi media availability.
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captain stays strong and does not crack. A solid effort from No. 59. 😤
Fun fact: Filip Forsberg just bested another franchise record with his 10th multi-goal game of the season. The previous record (9) was also established by Matt Duchene in 2021-22.
Quick update:
@PeteWeberSports
doctors tell us this morning's VP shunt procedure went well!
He'll spend the night in the hospital tonight for normal post-op observation - then there's a typical recovery period of two weeks following the procedure
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Captain Roman Josi talks the importance of Pride Night ahead of the team's ninth annual celebration this evening:
"It's really important for me and for this organization and for the players in here to make everyone feel included."
That's hits-story!
With his ninth hit of the evening,
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defenseman Jeremy Lauzon reaches 383 on the season, enough to break the NHL's single-season record.
What a BEAST.
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HC Andrew Brunette on his captain: "That’s the reason he's probably, in my opinion, the world's best defenseman. He just does stuff like he did today. He takes over games and we lean on him all the time, both for his play and for his leadership.”
Norris Trophy finalist Roman Josi says it's "a huge honor" being recognized for the third time in his career.
Adds it was his wife, Ellie, who broke the big news to him while he was in Vancouver:
Hey Smashville! Tomorrow is opening night and you don’t want to miss out on the fun!
I’m giving away 4 FREE TICKETS to 1 lucky fan - all you have to do to is reply to this tweet with what you’re most looking forward to seeing this season. The best reply will win the tickets!
W!
The
@PredsNHL
rookies finish the tournament with a dominant 6-1 victory over the Florida Panthers and a 1-0-1 record
Evangelista, Parssinen and Huntington (2) have the third period tallies
Filip Forsberg gets one back for the visitors and establishes the longest goal streak in
#Preds
history (7).
He needs three more to break the franchise’s single-season record (43).
Pekka Rinne has been named a 2024 inductee into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, his first year of eligibility.
“I have a jersey in the rafters and a statue outside the rink, now the TN Sports Hall of Fame… You guys have got to work hard to surprise me next time.”
FRANCHISE. RECORD.
Kevin Lankinen records his third career shutout against a dangerous Florida Panthers team as the
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extend their point streak to a franchise high 16 games (14-0-2).
See y'all on Saturday, Smashville!
Waiver pickup Jaret Anderson-Dolan on joining the
#Preds
:
"[I was] just excited, overwhelmed. Obviously a crazy day yesterday, but just grateful for an opportunity here. I've heard so many good things about the organization and the city, so I'm just looking forward to coming
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Captain Roman Josi will play for the gold medal tomorrow against Czechia after a 3-2 Swiss shootout victory over Canada in the semis.
Josi has 12 points (3g-9a) in nine games thus far.
Former
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defenseman P.K. Subban signs his puck on the Predators Alumni Wall.
He’s back in Smashville tonight for the annual Blueline Buddies reunion.
After a lengthy review, Ryan McDonagh receives a match penalty for an illegal check to the head against Ross Colton.
#Preds
will be down a D-man for the rest of this one.
Ain’t done yet in the 414!
Admirals need one more win to advance to the Central Division Final, where they’d face the Grand Rapids Griffins in another best-of-five format. Game 5 is back in Milwaukee on Sunday at 5 p.m. CT.
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defensive prospect Marc Del Gaizo on getting the call up to Nashville:
“[I want to] show that I belong and just add something to the team. This team has been doing really well, so I’ll just do whatever they ask me to do and hopefully help the team.”
📸:
@ItsWadeEvans
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Captain Roman Josi on giving back to the fans at the end-of-year 'Shirts Off Our Back' tradition:
"As a team we have a special connection to our fans... They kept believing in us and it's going to be a lot of fun at Bridgestone in the playoffs."
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Captain Roman Josi wins his third
#MensWorlds
silver medal with Switzerland.
Josi concluded tournament play leading all defensemen in assists (9) and points (12) - both personal highs & the most and second-most among his teammates, respectively.
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know they can perform at a higher level in Game 2, but weren't feeling too down about their efforts last night.
Catch up on today's media availabilities 👇
Former Milwaukee Admiral Devin Cooley collects his first NHL win and gives the
#Preds
a one-point bump in their hunt for a postseason berth.
Now that's pretty Cool(ey).
Forward Anthony Beauvillier on the trade to the
#Preds
on Thursday:
"I was pumped. Obviously it's a really cool city and I'm coming into a team that's playing really well right now and is always hard to play against... Happy to come here and get to push with them."
Milwaukee can clinch their fourth straight postseason berth - and their 18th since joining the AHL in 2001 - this evening in Colorado.
A win would make them the second-fastest AHL team to punch a ticket this season, behind Hershey.
if (when) we beat the Eagles tonight, we'll officially punch our ticket to the 2024 AHL Playoffs‼️
it feels like a good time to tell you that our Playoff Ticket Packages are on sale right now 😁
🎟️:
Hey Smashville! I’ll be your eyes and ears from this year’s NHL Prospect Showcase as the
@PredsNHL
group takes on the rookies from the Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers. But first - a little pre-tourney reading 👇
Parssinen put up 25 points (7g-18a) in 36 games for
@mkeadmirals
this season, including eight multi-point performances and six points (1g-5a) in his final five outings.
Milwaukee clinches their fourth straight postseason berth and their 18th since joining the AHL in 2001. They're the second team to clinch in the AHL and the first in the Western Conference.
Congrats, Ads! 🫡
Milwaukee now holds sole possession of the second-longest win streak in
@TheAHL
history.
They need 10 more to match the longest streak, established by the 2011-12 Norfolk Admirals.
#MILhockey
HC Karl Taylor with some high praise for
#Preds
prospect Fedor Svechkov, who scored a momentous goal for Milwaukee tonight:
“Through the last five or six games, he’s been our best forward, and might be our best player on the ice. He looks like he’s in the wrong
Josi picks up another assist, factoring on former teammate Kevin Fiala's game-opening goal. That's six points (2g-4a) in three games for the
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captain.
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HC Andrew Brunette confirms Spencer Stastney out, Dante Fabbro in for Game 4.
Adds “There could be another change…we’ll see how we’re doing after warmups.”