Chris Mason

• 4/26 Blackhawk Up: Your Daily If The Playoffs Started Today, The Blackhawks Would Play……: For the third straight day a  different team holds down the #8 seed in the Western Conference. If the playoffs started today...
• 4/25 Octopus Thrower: Another Must-Win Won: Red Wings 5 – Predators 2: Just like the previous night, the Detroit Red Wings entered their Thursday game against the Nashville Predators needing two points....

• 3/8 Causeway Crowd: Chris Bourque Clears Waivers; Bruins Recall Jordan Caron From Providence: At least for now anyway, the Chris Bourque experiment appears to be over for the Boston Bruins. At noon on Friday, Bourque cleared...
• 3/3 Predlines: Nashville Predators: Week 6 By The Numbers: The Nashville Predators’ struggles only intensified during Week 6 of the 2013 NHL season. The team lost the first two games...

• 2/28 Predlines: Anaheim Ducks 5, Nashville Predators 1: How Low Can Nashville Go?: The Nashville Predators have looked worse this season than they did last night against the Anaheim Ducks, but not by much. The...
• 2/22 PredLines: Gameday: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, 2/22/13: VANCOUVER CANUCKS at NASHVILLE PREDATORS February 22nd, 2013 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee 7:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports...
• 2/19 Predlines: Gameday: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, 2/19/13: DETROIT RED WINGS at NASHVILLE PREDATORS February 19th, 2013 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee 7:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports...
• 2/18 Predlines: How Do Two NHL Officials Miss This Offside Call?: Not one but two NHL officials missed a blatant offside violation in today’s Nashville Predators-Colorado Avalanche game....
• 2/18 Predlines: Colorado Avalanche 6, Nashville Predators 5: Bad Bounces, Bad Officiating, Bad Team Defense Cost Preds: The Nashville Predators faced off with the Colorado Avalanche for a rare weekday afternoon game. In my game preview I wrote, “If...
• 2/18 Predlines: Gameday: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, 2/18/13: NASHVILLE PREDATORS at COLORADO AVALANCHE February 18th, 2013 Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado 2:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports Tennessee,...
• 2/18 Predlines: Nashville Predators Schedule: Week 5: The fifth week of the 2013 NHL season promises to be a big challenge for a club that has played tough defensive hockey but hasn’t...
• 2/11 Predlines: Nashville Predators: Week 3 By The Numbers: The Nashville Predators had ups and downs in their third week of play. Two consecutive wins where the offense finally clicked...
• 2/10 Predlines: Gameday: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, 2/10/13: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS at NASHVILLE PREDATORS February 10th, 2013 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee 7:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports...
• 2/10 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild Beat Nashville Predators In OT: The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 in overtime Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center.  The victory ends the...
• 2/10 Predlines: Minnesota Wild 2, Nashville Predators 1 (OT): Take That Guy’s Whistle Away: From the very beginning the Minnesota game plan was to hit Nashville, take them out of any kind of rhythm, and then hopefully...
• 2/9 Predlines: Gameday: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, 2/9/13: NASHVILLE PREDATORS at MINNESOTA WILD February 9th, 2013 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota 7:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports Tennessee...
• 2/5 Predlines: Central Division: Back To The Fires: The Central Division has enjoyed some time off after two brutal weeks of hockey. Tonight it’s back to the fires. Around The...
• 2/4 Predlines: Central Division: Another Day Off: It’s another slow day for the Central Division today. That’s actually excellent news for the Nashville Predators, who were...
• 2/3 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Beat Sharks, Jackets Top Wings: The Central Division finally gets an off day today after two straight weeks of hockey, Nashville won its second straight shootout,...
• 2/2 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Take On Sharks, Refs Job Blues: It’s Central Division versus Pacific Division tonight as Nashville travels to the Shark Tank tonight for undoubtedly their...
• 2/1 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Beat Kings, Blues Face Red Wings: Three Central Division teams played in two games last night in the NHL. The only one that really matters here in Nashville is...

• 1/31 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Face Royal Test, Chicago Loses: Yesterday was one of the first truly quiet days in the Central Division since this NHL season began, with just one team in action....
• 1/30 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Prep For Kings, Jackets Lose Another Tough One: After taking a day of rest to recharge following a dreadful performance against the Phoenix Coyotes, the Nashville Predators are...
• 1/29 Predlines: Central Division: A Needed Day Off For The Nashville Predators: The Central Division is now officially crowded at the bottom, so it’s a very good thing that the Nashville Predators have the...
• 1/29 Predlines: Phoenix 4, Nashville 0: You Said “No Shootouts,” Not “No Shutouts”: The Nashville Predators have only lost games two ways this season: in shootouts and in shutouts. Fans were begging for the team...
• 1/28 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Face ‘Yotes, Blues and Hawks Fly High: Around The Central Division: January 28, 2013 The Nashville Predators had yesterday off after another tough shootout loss, this...
• 1/28 Predlines: Gameday: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, 1/28/13: NASHVILLE PREDATORS at PHOENIX COYOTES January 28th, 2013 Jobing.com Arena Glendale, Arizona 8:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports Tennessee...
• 1/26 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Face Ducks, Detroit Wakes Up: Yesterday was a quiet day in the Central Division with just one game on the schedule, but four teams are in action tonight. Around...
• 1/25 Predlines: Central Division: Blues Shut Down Preds, Chicago Wins Again: After four games the Nashville Predators are 1-1-2 and sitting in third place in the NHL’s Central Division, and there’s...
• 1/24 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Face St. Louis, More Detroit Injuries: After just one game with Central Division teams last night, things get back to normal this evening with another intra-Central...
• 1/23 SenShot: NHL Recap Jan 22, 2013 – Oilers Shelled, Habs Win: One good thing that came from the lockout is that there are a number of compelling games every night.  Here is a quick tour around...
• 1/23 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Win, Chicago Tops St. Louis: The first two games of the 2013 NHL season were frustrating for Nashville Predators fans as the team fell to not one but two Central...
• 1/23 Gone Puck Wild: Minnesota Wild Lose To Nashville Predators: The Minnesota Wild suffered their first loss of the young season Tuesday night to the Nashville Predators.  A crowd of 17,540...
• 1/22 Predlines: Nashville 3, Minnesota 1: Preds Finally Break Through: With Chris Mason in net and Gabriel Bourque joining the team, the Nashville Predators visited old pal Ryan Suter in Minnesota...
• 1/22 Predlines: Gameday: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, 1/22/13: NASHVILLE PREDATORS at MINNESOTA WILD January 22nd, 2013 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota 7:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports Tennessee...
• 1/19 SenShot: Game Day #1 – Ottawa Senators @ Winnipeg Jets Preview: The Ottawa Senators open the season by paying a visit to the Winnipeg Jets in what will be their only trip (at least in the regular...
• 1/17 SenShot: 2013 Season Preview – Winnipeg Jets: Last Season – Winnipeg finished 11th in the East with a record of 37-35-10.  They missed the playoffs in their first year...
• 1/16 Predlines: Nashville Predators Training Camp Continues Today At Bridgestone Arena: The Nashville Predators training camp continues today at Bridgestone Arena. The team will open the house to the public from 10:00...
• 1/14 Octopus Thrower: Division Rivals – A Q&A With Predlines: Jason Kirk, the editor of the Nashville Predators FanSided site Predlines was kind enough to answer a few questions about the...
• 1/14 hockeyattheforks.com: No “Merry Jetsmas” This Year: This time last year as a Winnipeg Jets fan we’d already had the best Christmas present ever – the return of the Winnipeg...
• 1/9 Predlines: Nashville Predators: Best, Worst, and Likely Scenarios for 2013: With a shortened hockey season to shortly be upon us, it’s time to start guessing what’s going to happen to the Nashville...
• 1/2 Predlines: What A Drama-Free Nashville Predators Off-Season Could Look Like: Earlier this week I looked at one of Tennessean reporter Josh Cooper’s five predictions for the Nashville Predators’ 2013...

• 12/19 Predlines: Threat Of Nashville NHL Lockout Damage Less Than In ’04, But Still Real: As the NHL lockout drags on toward a fourth month, signs of its impact in Nashville continue to grow. On Monday, Predators season...
• 12/13 Predlines: Chris Mason: The Backup Plan: News came yesterday that Nashville Predators starting goaltender Pekka Rinne had been injured while playing in the KHL. While...
• 12/12 Predlines: Pekka Rinne Injures Groin Playing In KHL: Pekka Rinne was without a doubt the #1 reason the Nashville Predators played as well as they did in 2011-12. And he figures so...