http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?blogger_id=94Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:17:17 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15980 Well, here I sit in a very sunny and hot South Carolina. Just around 92 degrees at the moment. Here is the thing folks, the internet access is limited where I am staying, but much like EK, I do have a way to pass along my thoughts. So, while this may be the only blog today , you will be able to keep track of my thoughts and any updates I can pass along at my Twitter. Here is the link: follow br Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:17:16 -0400NHL Preds Predators Nashville Nashville Predators Free Agency July 1 Twitter http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15949 Well, I'm off for a week of vacation. Does this mean I'm completely gone from blogging? Well....no. However, this does mean that I will be traveling all day today to Charleston, South Carolina to see family. So here's the thing. I try and entertain you from time to time by bringing my opinions on different subjects. This time, I'm turning it around. I can check my comments (although I'm not abl Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:05 -0400NHL Free Agency Preds Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Wilson Pihlstrom Hornqvist Your Opinion COUNTS! http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15896 Well, my one day of summer hockey has come and gone. It was the first chance Pred fans had to see the new faces from the 2008 draft, and some of the younger faces in the previous drafts. The drills were entertaining and most of all it was nice to be next to the ice, watching hockey players do their best. I have some thoughts on specific players (from what I saw on my end of the rink anyways), and Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:26:12 -0400Pickard NHL Preds Nashville Nashville Predators Predators Prospect Camp Wilson Spaling Trotz http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15883 2008 Nashville Predators Prospect Camp: The prospects are in town and will take to the ice tomorrow morning. It will be the 1st of 2 on-ice sessions open to the public at Centennial Sportsplex. All fans can come out Thursday and Friday morning to witness an hour of on-ice sessions with some of the Preds newest prospects. The sessions are scheduled to last from 10 am. to 11 am. Some of the no Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:30:24 -0400NHL Draft 08 Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Preds Prospect Camp RFA's Receive QO's Clarksville Fan Club http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15846 *Just announced across the wire that the Preds have made a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. One of the favorite teams to deal with as they get another D-man from the Preds. This time it is Janne Niskala sent to the Flyers in exchange for forward Triston Grant and a 7th Round Draft selection in 2009. I don't know much about Grant, so I"ll let our Flyer friends fill us in. From what I can tell, th Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:29:19 -0400Ellis Will the Preds Be Active in Free Agency? Weber NHL Predators Nashville Nashville Predators Preds In Depth Look Update Suter New Salary Numbers Mason http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15795 Well everyone else on the site is doing it and I may as well also. Here I am in section 102 of the Sommet Center waiting for the Draft to start and to see just who the Nashville Predators will draft and of course cover any trades that may or may not go down. So, I realize that Paul McCann is the likely go-to spot for the live blog, but thanks to those of you who are stopping in and checking out Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:00:31 -0400Draft 08 40 and 46 in 2nd Round Predators Nashville Predators NHL Draft Pick No.'s 9 and 15 in the 1st round Nashville http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15768 Wow, talk about waking up to a totally different world. The goaltender issue is solved this morning. With some inter-divisional trading, Chris Mason has gone to the St. Louis Blues for a 4th round pick, the 111th pick in the draft. That move cleared the room for Dan Ellis, who has signed a multi-year contract with the Preds. Length and terms of the deal have yet to be released, however once I h Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:13:19 -0400Chris Mason Mason St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Nashville Predators Preds Nashville Predators NHL Ellis Dan Ellis DRAFT TODAY Draft Party at 5pm! http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15750 The Preds have received a 5th round draft pick for Darcy Hordichuk from the Carolina Hurricanes. Hordi, a pending UFA, will have to sign with the Canes in order for Nashville to receive the pick, otherwise the Preds will give the Canes a 5th round pick in 2010. Here is the official release: Nashville, Tenn. (June 19, 2008) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manage Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:57:20 -0400NHL Predators Nashville Nashville Predators Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Canes Preds Hordichuk Darcy Hordichuk 5th Round Pick http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15698 It is officially Ryan Suter, as reported by John Glennon at the Tennessean: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080616/SPORTS02/80616011 4 years at 14 million which gives an average of 3.5 million per year. ************************************************************************* Well folks, I think we all have a strong suspicion of what this will be. Ryan Suter. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:24:29 -0400Weber David Poile NHL Predators Nashville Nashville Predators Suter Ryan Suter Poile Shea Weber http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15693 Well, I wanted to take the time this afternoon to say Happy Father's Day to my own dad Michael, and to all the fathers out there. I think all of us who have been fortunate enough to have a father to look up to while growing up are extremely lucky. I have been very lucky in the fact that throughout all the career goals I've had (from lawyer as a young guy, to ESPN, and now to NHL Play-by-Play) my f Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:14:22 -0400Happy Father's Day