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09:58 AM ET 08.12 | A charter air service's financial and legal problems could scramble the Nashville Predators' travel plans as the season nears. A spokeswoman said the NHL team is "exploring alternate travel options" in case Swift Air LLC is unable to fly players, coaches and equipment to and from away games starting this fall. Swift Air filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late June but has continued to operate, court records show. An airline also has filed a $50 million civil lawsuit accusing four Swift Air executives of fraud. That has left travel plans for the Predators and several other pro sports teams unsettled on the eve of competition. The Predators are to open the preseason at the Florida Panthers on Sept. 24.

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August 12, 2012 10:08 AM ET

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They could probably walk to their first game. They've got all year.

Canuck eh?

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August 12, 2012 10:40 AM ET

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Fly KHL, the friendly airline. Very cheap I hear.

shiprock

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August 12, 2012 11:27 AM ET

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I think some guy by the name of Weber may be able to afford to fly the team around from game to game...

Golden Bay

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August 12, 2012 11:49 AM ET

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Don't the Wings have their own plane. C'mon Preds ya cheap so-n-so you can't get by on a song and dance.

shiprock

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August 12, 2012 12:45 PM ET

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Change the name to the Nashville Greyhounds and maybe they'll be able to travel by bus for free!

Burgh-Fan

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August 12, 2012 01:29 PM ET

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Originally posted 10:08 AM ET 08.12 by Canuck eh?

They could probably walk to their first game. They've got all year.

agree..with pending lockout pretty much a given, this is a non-story....

Othello

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August 12, 2012 01:31 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:45 PM ET 08.12 by Burgh-Fan

Change the name to the Nashville Greyhounds and maybe they'll be able to travel by bus for free!

maybe the Music City Movers...let Allied Van Lines take them cross countryfor free...

Othello

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August 12, 2012 09:35 PM ET

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Wait, Southwest has a flight to Ft. Lauderdale every day at 805a! What's the problem? Plenty of seats available on Sept. 24th! And for $10 more you get early bird seating!

dblewis03

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August 13, 2012 11:11 AM ET

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That's what happens when you keep flying the lousy airline belonging to Jerry Moyes, the prick that started the mess with the Coyotes. Why the Preds, usually a smart organization, kept flying this joke of an airline is a mystery to me...