Predators Game Thread #36 : Nashville @ Calgary
by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 3:00 PM EST
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Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Dec 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST
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.Its actually on 97.1 RQQ FM.
Ellis or Rinne, anybody heard?
by Chris Burton on Dec 19, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oops, fixed.
It’s Ellis, according to Tom Callahan
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ellis, per Tom Callahan
More fun than a stick to the face!
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ellis is probably the right call
especially if Pekka is under the weather
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Calgary’s arena is pretty awesome
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
anybody know the story?
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
And too late to change my fantasy lineup, too.
Thanks Trotzy.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Upper body
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 4:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
That was SWEET!!!!
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Definitely nice to get the early lead
Forgetting what that did for Edmonton, of course.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Marty!
Smithson with his first assist of the season.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 19, 2009 4:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Erat!
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
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Official Graphic Goon of OTF.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 4:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Klein still rockin' the stache
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Guys are playing well so far
Now let’s see the power play kick in…
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 4:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
and the PP continues to fizzle
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
All those bodies at the net created the goal
Too bad it didn’t count as a PPG though
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 4:31 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
What a play by Erat there!
Can’t believe the way he gained the zone and created space for himself…
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 4:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There's a goal!!
2-0. However I think it came just after the power play expired.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 19, 2009 4:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Grr...
Straightforward PP goal for Calgary there…
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 4:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
great screen by Moss
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that’s what we need on our PP
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love the way Hornqvist gets under the skin of opposing D
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 4:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Should have been a penalty on Kipper
unless punching in the face is legal now
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Goalies almost never get called for that sort of thing
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Trotz switched J.P. and Smithson for the last few shifts.
Maybe due to Smithson’s bad penalty that lead to the goal?
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 19, 2009 4:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe we leave that period with the lead
despite special teams going from bad to worse
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm loving these daylight shots of Calgary
looks like a beautiful city
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 4:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And we're off...
2nd period off to a decent start.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
Not a good one for Belak there, McGratten had him tied up pretty well. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a return match there…
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Belak hasn’t gotten much action in recently. He’s probably a little rusty.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 19, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sick shot by Iginla there
I thought that was a lazy tap ahead he made to start the play, but yikes, what a shot.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Refs definitely quick on the whistle today
We’ll take it, though.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The hockey gods have mercy on us
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 5:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
but our horrible play is more powerful
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 5:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just hold on, guys
Lots of pressure from the Flames midway through the 2nd here. That’s where you look to see Arnott swoop through and gather the puck…
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
*puke*
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that puck would have gone wide if it wasn’t for Hamhuis sliding along the ice.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Time for a shortie?
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Finally got some offensive pressure before the break
"Get to the Choppa!"
by PredHead on Dec 19, 2009 5:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Goc!
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And now a goal!!
Good job by Goc to go to the net.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 19, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Shots 15-5 for Calgary this period
Gotta be thankful to be tied at this point
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We'll come back
We’ve had out share of rough second periods, but our third periods are all about the heart. The best way to beat the Preds is to outwork them, not an easy task in the final period these days.
by 3DLink on Dec 19, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Conroy
Dangerous chance there…talk to each other, guys!
by BamaMuaddib on Dec 19, 2009 5:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Egads...
can’t let Conroy get loose like that! Good save by Ellis, though.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 5:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I dig Franson
At this point I’d scratch someone else before him if they want to get Sulzer some time.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
Hammer, maybe? Gotta shake him up somehow
by BamaMuaddib on Dec 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We're lucky a goal wasn't given up there.
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow, dodged a bullet there
A little bit of luck never hurst.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Discipline
I like how the Preds aren’t getting rattled with the Flames physicality on the boards. They are washing our faces and we aren’t taking bad penalties.
by BamaMuaddib on Dec 19, 2009 6:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You miss Tootoo because you know he'd draw some penalties in this period
by 3DLink on Dec 19, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll drink to that. Plus he is providing offense lately, too.
by BamaMuaddib on Dec 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Guys are working hard, too
Dumont hustled like mad and almost got that icing waived off.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Aye
I nearly thought he’d beaten it. We need some fresh legs, we’ve basically been on a PK for a couple of minutes.
by BamaMuaddib on Dec 19, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great time for a time-out by Trotz
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, this is scary.
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
Official Graphic Designer/Researcher/Grammar Police of MCM.
Official Graphic Goon of OTF.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not to take anything from Ellis...
but I think its more lucky than good here lately.
by BamaMuaddib on Dec 19, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
6 on 5
If Calgary keeps this up it’ll be a scary final 90 seconds too
by BamaMuaddib on Dec 19, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve got my fingers tightly crossed.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 19, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heck Yeah!
Thank god that is over with. Scatchard empty net.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 19, 2009 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Woohooo!!!
5 goals again? I must be dreaming.
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by Dirk Hoag on Dec 19, 2009 6:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
2.83 gpg
good for 11th in the NHL!
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
Official Graphic Designer/Researcher/Grammar Police of MCM.
Official Graphic Goon of OTF.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We are tied for the conference lead!
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
"This is the only building in the NHL that the fans get up and cheer for no apparent reason just to support us." - Dan Ellis
Official Graphic Designer/Researcher/Grammar Police of MCM.
Official Graphic Goon of OTF.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 19, 2009 6:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good grief. Honestly not sure we deserved this one, but who gives a dang. Ellis made the plays he needed to.
23 goals in 4 games?!?
Not sure what has happened to Erat this last few weeks, but man is he ever hot. Spaling and Franson are keepers, and Klein really needs to get himself together. More turnovers today.
by Chris Burton on Dec 19, 2009 6:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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