The Nashville Predators have a relatively easy schedule to begin 2025-26, which they must take advantage of to avoid ...

Prior to that, Brunette began his professional career with the incoming Predators GM as his head coach on the AHL's Portland Pirates in 1993-94, where the two won the Calder Cup.

Everything that could've gone wrong with the Nashville Predators season went wrong. But these three candidates are poised to bounce back.

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Ask Trotz or coach Andrew Brunette about the play of their goaltender and you'll hear that the defense played poorly and the team should protect the goalie better. This phenomenon in hockey is not ...

Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators center Steven Stamkos (91) skates behind the net against the Dallas Stars during the third period at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-I ...

Predators coach Andrew Brunette spoke on why Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault struggled in their first years in Nashville. “It was hard,” Brunette said, per Robby Stanley of NHL.com.

Instead, Trotz doubled down on Brunette in May, committing to his second-year coach after one of the worst seasons in franchise history. "Andrew Brunette is a good young coach," Trotz said on May 5.

Stamkos expects to see some changes in coach Andrew Brunette’s system as well, after the Predators finished 31 st in the league in scoring and 27 th in goals allowed last season.

Predators coach Andrew Brunette likes the way Trotz has upgraded the defensive corps, but stressed that the addition of two new blueliners won’t magically turn Nashville into a better defensive ...

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