Please join us for tonight’s SlapShot Radio as Dan Keczmer and I welcome the voice of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Jeff Rimer, he will help get us ready for tomorrow’s game against the Jackets, We also welcome Kerry Fraser… the former NHL referee will help us wrap our heads around the more stringent slashing and face off violation calls we have seen in preseason.
We get going tonight at 7pm Central on 102.5 the Game! Listen online at thegamenashville.com or catch the podcast on SoundCloud.
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Random Wednesday Notes
- Another bubble burst at camp yesterday as Cody Bass was sent down to the Admirals, not entirely unexpected as Cody McLeod has the enforcer role well secured. SO there are now 26 players left in camp… at least three cuts to go.
- Nick Bonino has stayed under the radar in camp, although he has looked solid in practice, he is being kept out of preseason games as a precautionary measure. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him test out in one of the last two games though.
- Perusing the season preview articles about the upcoming season, a predominant theme for Nashville is “Can Nashville handle the challenge of staying on top?… It’s a fair question… and given the chip on the shoulder of every member of the team I have spoken to, given the clear sense of mission… my initial though is… yup.
- A lot of preseason prognostications have Chicago falling… I can see it happening, but I also remember that it took several years of predicted Red Wing doom before it finally happened to them.
- Las Vegas got their first look at the Golden Nights last night with an almost capacity crowd at T-Mobile Arena… decent atmosphere for a preseason game as the Knights dropped an overtime decision to the LA Kings.
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I am honored to be the host of the walk and it is scheduled for Sunday October 1st at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park from 2 – 5pm.
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------------------------------------- SlapShot Radio has an exciting season in store for our tenth anniversary season. As the longest running hockey show in the region, SSR feeds hockey fans what they crave… intelligent, fun, entertaining talk about their favorite sport and we do it from the opening of training camp all the way through UFA day… the only local hockey show that does that.
We are on every Wednesday night at 7pm on the Predators flagship station, 102.5 the Game. Our new co-hosts are ex-Preds Dan Keczmer and JP Dumont bringing a true insiders perspective to the show. This week we will get you prepped for the final weekend of preseason action and talk to former NHL referee Kerry Fraser about the crackdown on slashing and faceoff violations.
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