Day: April 26, 2017

In an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Lysenkov for Sovetsky Sport, Nikita Kucherov offers a blunt analysis of why he had such a good season despite what he feels are failures by the Tampa Bay Lightning coaches and his teammates. Sergey Demidova, NHL.com reporter for the Russian language version of the site, translated some of the biggest points of contention Kucherov spoke of during the interview.

Helene St. James: The Wings will take a run at John Tavares if he does not resign with the New York Islanders, but bear in mind that while teams can try to resign their own players a year out from unrestricted free agency, other teams cannot pursue Tavares until he becomes a UFA in summer of 2018. As for cap space, right now they are a little under $6 million if the cap ceiling stays the same for next season, but there is so much still to be determined. The Wings will try to move one of their goaltenders – Jimmy Howard ($5.3 million salary cap hit) and Petr Mrazek ($4 million), which would open up space. On the other hand, Tomas Tatar and Andreas Athanasiou (restricted) are among those requiring

Fans of both the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues are beside themselves with excitement for round 2 of the NHL playoffs. But a group of St. Louis fans are proposing a way to make the match-up even more interesting. Members of the Sigma Pi – ΓΣ fraternity in Columbia, Missouri have issued a challenge to Carrie Underwood — country superstar and wife of Predators captain Mike Fisher. In a video that’s rapidly spread on social media, member Tim Schweiss makes a bet with Underwood. Related:Carrie Underwood sings national anthem before Predators Game 3 If the Predators win the series, Scweiss and his fraternity brothers will come to Nashville and donate 200 hours of community service to