Predators Game Thread #37 : Nashville @ Vancouver
by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 22, 2009 9:00 PM EST
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Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Dec 22, 2009 10:30 PM EST
The captain is back in action tonight, and Dan Ellis gets the start in goal. Read the Game Day Preview, listen to Crispy's segment on the radio, and join us in the comments below!
And don't forget to fire up that extra pot of coffee...
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Silly West-Coastians...
Don’t they know that this game should have started at a proper, Southern time? I mean, come on, most of us natives are already inebriated by 9:30 p.m.
Glad to see San Jose taking it to the Hawks, though…never thought I’d root for San Jose.
Smashville, do you have all those headers in a zip file like last year? I’m making the message board GDTs again and those were the stuff. No worries if not, they just look nicer than the NHL.com logos.
Actually,
I’ve been doing them game by game this year.
"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 22, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
Cool. I imagine its easier that way anyhow.
Good work, btw.
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks,
What’s up with the Preds boards? It’s hardly as active as it was last year. I prefer the game threads over here anyway with the live updating
"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 22, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
during the offseason
they went through an overhaul that really, really sucks. Horrible interface and really slow software. Its chased almost everyone off. They may be changing it back soon, but permanent damage may have been done.
At times last year we had 50-60 page GDTs. A couple this year haven’t gone over 1.
I prefer this format as well. Much easier to shoot a one line “GOAL!”.
Prediction:
6-4 Preds (Hornqvist, Sully 2x, Jones, Arnott, Ward)
"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 22, 2009 10:22 PM EST reply actions
I wish.
Don’t see the goals staying like this. Think we see a letdown tonight. But, nobody asks me, and thats why they play the game.
Lets do this.
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
42-13 SOG
In the Hawks-Sharks game. It’s amazing that San Jose is winning with almost 30 fewer shots.
Kids are in bed, coffee's ready... let's roll!
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Cheers to you.
Here’s to a good effort by the Preds.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 22, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
been that way for a while
waiting on Trotz to change that, though to Bouillon-Klein, but no dice. More turnovers await. :(
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
I hate the “words mean nothing” commercial worse.
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
Remember Vokoun's commercials?
"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 22, 2009 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
That's not as bad as the United Way one
That singing drives us nuts, especially after hearing it for the 1000th time.
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That is the one I hate the most. I kinda dig the ’we’ll be everywhere man’ commercial. Some good guitar playing there
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 22, 2009 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
Good to see them survive an early PK… now can the PP step up?
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did the site go down for anyone else??
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
not me
"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 22, 2009 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I sent a message to support a few minutes ago. I couldn’t post a comment or load the site for a little bit there.
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Don’t be surprised if the site hiccups a bit in the next hour or so, if they have to do something to fix the problem.
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Grr...
So close! Sully couldn’t quite get a handle on it…
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Ack.
Come on Scatch. This is a big one. They were really coming at us that last shift. Gotta kill this.
On to the PK again...
A shorty would be really nice.
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Looks like it, he hasn’t seen the ice since the opening minutes.
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Erat on the breakaway, maybe?
Ellis looks good.
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
Actually I think Legwand and Erat are a good PK combo, and Erat could use a little more PK time.
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That was smooth… with pressure coming at him the whole time.
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Whoa
Burrows with the slow trigger… that was scary.
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Yikes.
Good to get out alive, but I think Trotz needs to bring back that speech from the EDM timeout on Thursday. Gotta hustle in the 2nd.
It's actually a little encouraging
that we were about to keep it 0 – 0 with a terrible period like that.
"Get to the Choppa!"
I went back and caught the replay of Smithson getting hurt, it looks like a shot got him on the left wrist/forearm area. That’s key for a right-handed shot, hopefully it’s not broken.
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Triston Grant.
Is who I want up if Smity has a broken arm/wrist. Not to be negative or anything, just gotta think he’s a better PKer than O’Reilly/Santo.
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder how much we’ll see Spaling in that role tonight… his speed is a real asset.
I’m just not a big fan of Grant at the NHL level. He’s a hard worker, to be sure, but I just don’t see enough talent there to help.
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My point precisely.
This is a hard working team with a bit of a talent deficit, no?
by Chris Burton on Dec 22, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
We actually had some scoring chances
despite not having ANY sustained offense. If we could just convert one early in the 2nd, that could really frustrate them.
"Get to the Choppa!"
Way to go Jonesy...
He’s the best on the team at drawing calls, hands-down!
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Good work by Jones to draw the penalty
He really sold that one.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 22, 2009 11:31 PM EST reply actions
Shea’s pissed… not willing to let Kesler get away from this fight!
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Weber v. Mayweather
anyone?
Good gosh. That man could have a side career as a boxer.
Is it ok for me to <3 Shea Weber?
Watch how he plays from here on out, however. Sometimes Weber uses something like this to get charged up.
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Yuck
"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 22, 2009 11:36 PM EST reply actions
Crap
I really can’t stand Bernier
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Nothing like a little adversity to light a fire under you.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 22, 2009 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
freaks in green
Came here to see what had been said about them. No wonder they have their faces covered…
The site had a hiccup right around that time… don’t think you’ll see anything from then.
Pretty weird stuff, to be sure!
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Great, now Bouillon's hurt
Caught a high-stick on the follow through of a shot…
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Need to be quicker on the shot
The puck doesn’t seem to be bouncy, so I don’t know why the Preds are taking so long with their shots. Not gonna be able to beat Luongo when he sees the shot coming the whole time.
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"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 22, 2009 11:51 PM EST reply actions
Definitely a tough one tonight, the Canucks are buzzing like mad.
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It’d be nice to if they could get something going before the end of the period.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 22, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
Doh!
Dum-dum play by Scatchard there, skimming too close to the Vancouver net. Can’t afford senseless penalties like that.
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Dang
That was a pretty heroic PK to that point…
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I think you should change beers.
Blue Moon FTW.
by Chris Burton on Dec 23, 2009 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
Rolling Rock is OK but IMO best American beer is on the other side of PA in Pottsville. Yuengling Lager.
by jerseypredsfan on Dec 23, 2009 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
Bouillon's back!
"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.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 23, 2009 12:22 AM EST reply actions
Uh oh...
3-0 against Luongo… that’s a pretty deep hole.
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I hear the fat lady tuning up...
I’ll watch the rest of the game, but there will be a ribbon of profanity for the duration.
I gotta hand it to the Canucks, though. They flat beat us.
Hell of an effort, Vancouver. Nicely done.
Not that it matters...
Woulda been nice to see Ellis man that short-side post a little more on that 4th Vancouver goal. At this point, though, it’s water under the bridge.
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Wow, nifty goal by Hornqvist there
Pretty ballsy to deke Luongo like that.
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And Hornqvist saves the shutout!
"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.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 23, 2009 12:44 AM EST reply actions
Best part of the game:
"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 23, 2009 12:53 AM EST reply actions
yup
I plan on using that for the recap image…
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