Game Thread #78: Nashville @ Chicago
by Dirk Hoag on Apr 3, 2009 5:15 PM EDT
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PrintNashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Apr 3, 2009 8:30 PM EDT
No pressure, eh? Riddled with injuries and needing a win to keep pace with the Blues and Ducks for playoff position, our Preds head into the United Center tonight to take on the Blackhawks. Jump into the comments below to discuss the game, and keep an eye on the scoreboard to see if Calgary can knock off the Wild in Minnesota.
Be sure to check out the preview, along with some other material to tide you over before the game starts and during intermission:
- MC79Hockey defends Craig MacTavish's decision regarding the infamous illegal stick call that backfired, cutting short an attempted Edmonton comeback against Anaheim earlier this week. All too often, analysis of a particular decision is made based on the result, not the actual merit of the logic involved.
- Canucks & Beyond brings the terrible news that Vancouver's Taylor Pyatt lost his fiancee today in a fatal car wreck in Jamaica.
- Red Wings coach Mike Babcock names Chris Osgood as his starting goaltender when the playoffs start. Hey, it's not like he's as bad as Johan Hedberg...
- The owner of the Dallas Stars is apparently in default on $525 million in loans tied to his ownership of the Stars and MLB's Texas Rangers. I wonder what kind of message the collections guy leaves on Tom Hicks' answering machine?
- When Worlds Collide: Alexander Ovechkin meets LeBron James.
- Puck Daddy over at Yahoo has a great interview with Minnesota rookie Cal Clutterbuck.
My call tonight? The Preds ruined a fancy party in Chicago once before, and I'm guessing they'll keep the Hawks from clinching a playoff berth tonight.
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Because last time I put this we won...
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That's a good way to start things off!
More fun than a stick to the face!
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This is close to a must win game
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
Dan McGuinness rocks
The game is ok and with WiFi, I can chip in occassionally here…
More fun than a stick to the face!
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Lines??
Crispy and Pete showed the lines tonight as
Sully-Cal-Ward
Jp—Fiddles-22
Smitty-Bonk-Jed
Villy-Nichol-Hornq
Guess they liked Villy at wing over Santorelli
Wow!
Ward, Sully, O’Reilly, Ortmeyer, Santorelli and Hornqvist were not with us at the end of last season.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting, Santorelli scratched in favor of Koistinen?
More fun than a stick to the face!
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Ugh
We’re down 1-0 because of a costly turnover
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
GOAL!
O-O-O-O’Reillyyy!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
I'm loving this guy right now
and it seems like there are a bunch of Preds fans at the game, judging from the cheers after the goal
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
O'Reilly rocks! WTF Ward for putting the puck on net...
More fun than a stick to the face!
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Err... Make that WTG Ward!
More fun than a stick to the face!
On the Forecheck is SB Nation's blog covering the Nashville Predators.
haha
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That was a great PK.
Now we need to score
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
I feel good about this first PP of the game for us
Let’s score
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
Or not,
but PLEASE PREDS score in the next 10 minutes!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh
we lost. We’re in trouble
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Apr 3, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
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