Postgame ponderings
Welcome to another edition of Postgame Ponderings — exhibition style. I know I have big shoes to fill in this segment, but I’ll do my best to inform you as well as John Glennon did during his time on...
View ArticleLindback ready for first game
Anders Lindback. (Sanford Myers / The Tenessean) Last night Mark Dekanich did his job in the race for the Preds backup goalie position with a six-save performance on seven shots in a period and a half...
View ArticleDecisions to come on goaltending
Just got back from Nashville’s morning skate where I sat down and talked with Predators General Manager David Poile. I asked Poile a few personnel questions and got a few answers, namely on the...
View ArticleAnother goalie tweeter
If Mark Dekanich wins the Nashville Predators backup goaltending role, he will carry on a tradition set forth by the previous backup, Dan Ellis, as the team’s official goalie tweeter. Ellis used the...
View ArticleLindback has edge, will start tonight
A couple of quick notes leading into tonight’s preseason game at Atlanta … Rinne gets night off: The pressure will be on goaltenders Mark Dekanich and Anders Lindback as they battle for the No. 2 job....
View ArticleTrotz talks goalies following Atlanta win
Anders Lindback and Mark Dekanich were on the ice for Thursday’s practice, meaning as of the early afternoon, no decision has been made about the Predators’ No. 2 goaltender. During Wednesday’s morning...
View ArticleLindback wins No. 2 goaltender job
One of the top priorities for the Predators was to make a decision on their No. 2 goaltender. On Thursday, they marked it off the list. Anders Lindback Anders Lindback won the backup job and Mark...
View ArticleInexperienced goalies
CHICAGO The Nashville Predators probably didn’t envision traveling to Chicago to face the Stanley Cup champs in the second game of the season, with two goalies who had yet to start a game in the...
View ArticleThe social network
Some of you have probably noticed some relative silence from Steve Sullivan in the Twitterverse recently. Sullivan hasn’t sent out a Tweet since Oct. 15. The reason? Dan Ellis. The former Nashville...
View ArticleTough year for Dekanich
Mark Dekanich with the Predators in 2010. (Sanford Myers) COLUMBUS, Ohio It was a big summer for former Predators prospect Mark Dekanich. He got married. He also signed his first one-way contract, with...
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