Miscellaneous
Thanks to the All-Star break, the Nashville Predators won't play another hockey game until Monday, Jan. 27, giving new coach John Hynes plenty of time to review tapes, study the analytics and (hopefully) get the Preds' game back on track. On this week's episode, hosts Michael Gallagher, Geert De Lombaerde and Megan Seling talk about which aspects need most improving. For one, the team's top forwards continue to be stuck in a slump. And with Ryan Ellis still out with an injury, it's worth considering the possibility that David Poile will trade a decent forward to bring in some defensive depth before the February trade deadline. If so, who should go? Arvidsson? Granlund? Turris?Plus: Ranting about Corey Perry, raving about Rocco Grimaldi, and, as if you weren't stressed enough, Gallagher has a pretty daunting Number of the Week that'll make you reconsider just how dire our current defense situation really is.