Preds, Metro agreement 'close'

At Thursday morning's meeting of the Metropolitan Sports Authority, the Nashville Predators and arena management arm Powers Management will boast of Bridgestone Arena's $410 million impact on the Nashville economy.

Predators President and COO Sean Henry will present the executive summary of a study prepared by Bob Leib of Leib Advisors, a Wisconsin-based consultancy. The Predators commissioned the study — the first of its kind on the arena since it opened — ahead of incentive renewal negotiations with Metro.