Court Is In Session

Three stars from the Nashville Predators recently showed up to a Belmont University basketball game for what looked like a not at all thrilling half-time promotion.

The Preds players who took part were Shea Weber, Ryan Suter, and Jordin Tootoo, and it mainly involved them going out and awkwardly shooting some basketballs. Or b-balls as the kids call it.

When I first saw that this video existed I kind of cringed as hockey players aren't well known for their basketball skills. Nor are basketball players known for their hockey skills. Have you ever seen Lebron James on skates? No, I haven't either. Case in point.

But it really wasn't as bad as it could've been. In one sequence, Shea Weber even sinks some free throws and a couple of three pointers.

Wow, Barack Obama becomes president and all sorts of stereotypes and barriers are being broken. A black man can be president, and white guys can sort of, somewhat play basketball. I never thought I'd live to see this day. *wipes single tear from eye*

Notable Quotable of the Day

“I didn’t know if things would come back right away. I probably played a little more than I expected. I still think I have a lot of work to do. This is a game that has a lot of adrenaline. It is just one game. There is a long way for me to go and a lot of building for me yet.”

- Brendan Shanahan on how it felt to play in his first game since May 4th, 2008. Shanahan scored a power play goal in his return with the New Jersey Devils, leading them to a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators monday night.

Preds Girls Swimsuit Calendar Shoot

I don't know about you, but where I am it's cold and snowy and gets dark outside at 5pm. So here's something to warm things up and make life a little less terrible.

It's an in depth look at the photo shoot for the Preds Girls swimsuit calendar. And by in depth look I mean we get a lot of quotes like "Modelling's hard" and "It was hard to hold all those positions." [ed. note: That's what she said.]

So if you like beautiful girls in swimsuits then you should definitely check this out. If you don't like beautiful girls in swimsuits however, then I've got nothing for you. Maybe I can put together a post about sewing or kittens, but I'm not making any promises.

Radulov Suspended Indefinitely

The Nashville Predators have suspended forward Alexander Radulov indefinitely without pay for the 2008-09 season.

This past off-season, Radulov signed a contract with UFA of the Russian super league KHL despite having one year remaining on his existing contract with Nashville.

Radulov said that he informed the Predators that he wanted to return to play in Russia and that because there was at the time no active transfer agreement between the leagues, he did not believe he could be forced to return to play for Nashville.

So you showed him Nashville? He didn't want to play in Nashville and you have made that possible. It's kind of like when you suspend a kid from school as if it's supposed to be punishment but it's really a three day vacation.