If the Nashville Predators are to make the postseason for a fifth straight season, they will likely have to do so without one of their top performers from a year ago. Minus Alexander Radulov, Nashville begins its 2008-09 season with a road test against the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center. Despite a roster overhaul and uncertainty in ownership last year, Nashville skated to a 41-32-9 mark (91 points), good enough to claim the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs while marking the franchise's fourth straight postseason appearance. Though the club was ousted by the top-seeded and eventual Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings, Nashville performed better than anyone could have thought. So it came as a surprise when 26-goal scorer Radulov jumped ship to the Kontinental Hockey League of Russia despite having a...
[read full story]
Your Web Site
