The last time Rick Tocchet opened the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Nashville Predators were his first round opponent. Back in the summer of 2020, Tocchet was behind the bench of the Arizona Coyotes and drew the Preds in the opening round of the summer bubble postseason in Edmonton.
When Nashville Predators’ team practice concluded on Thursday (Jan. 25), the players didn’t head straight to the locker room. Instead, they formed a circle at center ice, as Cole Smith skated a lap around them to the tune of cheers and thunderous stick taps.
It appears Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz has the same knack for signing lineup-staple players to team-friendly contracts as his predecessor, David Poile.
Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has signed forward Cole Smith to a two-year, $2 million contract that will begin in the 2024-25 season.
The Predators signed forward Cole Smith to a two-year, $2M ($1M AAV) contract extension on Wednesday, per a team announcement. The deal begins next season and keeps Smith under contract through 2026.
Two very different first round picks and an undrafted forward helped the Nashville Predators win their sixth straight game in a row last night against
Today the Nashville Predators welcomed the Chicago Blackhawks to Bridgestone Arena for a Saturday afternoon game. The 5-9 Blackhawks entered today's game on a two game losing streak, while the 5-10 Predators were hoping to snap a four game losing skid.
Cole Smith scored two goals to help the Nashville Predators end a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon.
After a tough loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, head coach Andrew Brunette made a few tweaks to the forward lines in practice Wednesday morning.
The Nashville Predators face the Sharks Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators played a very solid, consistent game against the New York Rangers on Thursday.
The Nashville Predators entered last night's game against Chris Kreider, Adam Fox, and Igor Shesterkin with a 1-3 record that didn't tell the full story of the Preds' performances so far this season.
The Nashville Predators needed a bounce back performance after a tough 6-1 loss at home Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers, but facing a talented
Predators re-sign Cole Smith Alex Daugherty: The Nashville Predators have re-signed forward Cole Smith to a one-year extension worth $775,000. Alex Daugherty: After re-signing Smith, the Predators have five pending restricted free agents and three pending unrestricted free agents.
The Nashville Predators have decided to reward one of their depth forwards with a contract extension, signing Cole Smith to a one-year, $775K contract for the 2023-24 season.
After making the playoffs a year ago, the Predators added a pair of key veterans in Ryan McDonagh and Nino Niederreiter in the hopes of trying to take another step forward.
On Saturday night in Smashville, 27 year old Cole Smith realized every hockey player's dream of scoring a goal in the NHL. The milestone probably didn't
Just let me explain. After sending multiple tweets about how Cole Smith is not good enough and doesn’t deserve to be in the Nashville Predators lineup every night, it’s hard for me not to feel a little bad.
The Nashville Predators are pushing forward and expected to take the ice against the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night despite having several players and coaches enter the COVID protocol Wednesday.
Forward appeared in the Preds’ opening game, but spent most of the year in the AHL On Thursday, the Nashville Predators announced they re-signed forward Cole Smith to a one-year contract extension worth $750,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the AHL level.
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