The Week Ahead: Hockey, But Make It Dry

Denver Post via Getty ImagesThere’s hockey at Bridgestone Arena this week. We think.

After a water main break that may or may not have been caused by a Matt Duchene Crash Davis-style rain dance postponed two games this past weekend, Bridgestone is expected to be good to go for the next Nashville Predators’ home game on Tuesday. That game just so happens to be the last in a three-week run that saw the Predators play all but one game on the road.

As we shift into December, the Preds’ schedule looks a little less holly jolly. Not only are the majority of the games on the road (9 road contests as opposed to just 5 home games,) but in terms of both current records and overall team quality,…