Tuesday's notes: pucks & yucks

by Dirk Hoag on Oct 26, 2010 12:23 PM EDT in Nashville Predators News

Hockey is an intense game, and emotions can run high not only on the ice, but off it as well. Today we have discontent stirred up over how the Nashville Predators are covered both locally and abroad, and some hilarious bits of video that remind us how to let off some of that steam in a positive way.

So follow after the jump, for hockey news from around the web that ranges from angry to amusing...

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Nashville Predators News

The View from 111: The First Hattie's of the 2010 Season
Kudos to Mark, for recognizing outstanding performances in the high art of douchebaggery.

Preds On The Glass: Calling Out The Tennessean
Buddy rips into The Tennessean for not sending Josh Cooper along with the team on their weekend road trip, so that he has "the chance to do the job he has been given to the best of his abilities. "

The Case Of Chet Pickard | Admirals Roundtable
13 straight losses for Chet Pickard? Really? While these things are never entirely the goalie's fault, it'll be interesting to see how he handles this stretch.

Join the 303 Road Trip on 12/6! | Section 303
Join Patten & the Gang as they head to Atlanta for the Thrashers/Predators game in December. One participant will even get to ride the Zamboni.

Preds On The Glass: Predators Continue to Give Back to the Community and Tuesday Tidbits
Buddy has all the details on tonight's open practice, clinic, and autograph signing at A-Game Sportsplex in Cool Springs.

Men Who Look Good In Purple Ties | PredsBlog
The title says it all.

Nashville Predators' penalty kill hits groove - The Tennessean
12 straight successful PK's have the Preds pointed in the right direction.

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Around the NHL

The 15 things GQ magazine taught us about Alex Ovechkin - Puck Daddy
It's good to see the broader media pick up on someone other than Sidney Crosby.

Central Division Shakedown - Predlines
Amanda's weekly swing around the Central highlights a Nikita Filatov benching in Columbus.

Game No. 8 (Puck-Rakers Blog)
Give full marks to Columbus for hanging on and earning a tough 2-1 win on home ice over Philadelphia last night.

Note From Callahan: Stop Mindlessly Booing Rozsival - Blueshirt Banter
The guy who deserves to be booed in New York is sitting in the front office.

Devils’ marriage with Kovalchuk already showing cracks - The Globe and Mail
Eric Duhatschek neatly sums up the mess in New Jersey.

A Wings’ fan’s response to Associated Content - NHLHotStove.com
The condemnation for Yahoo! Sports' new "Associated Content" is coming from pretty much all corners of the hockey world.

Yahoo's "Associated Content" is Garbage, Black Eye for Bloggers - Barry Melrose Rocks
BMR has their take on Yahoo's amateur hour.

Contraction might be something to consider for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman - latimes.com
This may be a first - an article about attendance woes and speculation about contraction (forget about it, ain't gonna happen) that doesn't include even a mention of the Nashville Predators. We've come a long way, baby.

Blame Canada? Blame FOX: Florida Panthers Blacked Out in South Florida ... - On Frozen Pond
Hockey fans in South Florida are also getting screwed over in this Fox Sports/Dish Network dispute, having games blacked out even for Center Ice subscribers. Here in Nashville, Thursday's game vs. St. Louis is next on the blackout list.

Brown hit video " LA Kings Insider
L.A. Kings captain Dustin Brown was ejected last night for a blind-side head shot. Is a suspension coming up next?

A "Wildcat" NHL - Behind The Net
Tossing out the idea of a 4-forward, 1 defenseman lineup. Interesting food for thought.

Video: Before Wisniewski's mouth, there was Tom Lysiak's knob - Puck Daddy
Now THIS is some hockey history... funny stuff here.

Down Goes Brown: Other NHL superstar who wound up in the doghouse
This one's a doozy: "February, 2009 - After becoming upset that his team isn't listening to him in practice, Mike Babcock's attempt at sarcasm fails when the team responds to his taunt of "maybe you all need to turn up your hearing aids" by agreeing that that's a pretty good idea and turning up their hearing aids."

Sergei Kostitsyn claims brother, Andrei, stole identity as top NHL scorer | Intent to Blow
We've got four doses of hockey humor for you this morning, when you include the item below...

And lastly, a few wise words to young defensemen about scoring on their own net from Bloge Salming:

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Help!

I’ve never understood why, on the OnTheForecheck main webpage there is an article and under that is a few sentences from the article, but when I click on “Continue reading this post” there is no article. What does “after the jump mean”?

by predsfan88 on Oct 26, 2010 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

When you click “Continue reading this post” it should take you to the rest of the article, just like this page here. “The jump” refers to that break between the intro sentences and the rest of the piece.

I would suggest emailing support@sbnation.com, and tell them what’s happening, specifically the link you’re clicking and what happens afterward. Be sure to let them know what browser you’re using, too. They’ll help you out!

On the Forecheck is SB Nation's blog covering the Nashville Predators. Catch me on Twitter at @Forechecker.

by Dirk Hoag on Oct 26, 2010 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

There is no article on this page though. I’ve looked at it in IE8 and Google Chrome and it shows the same thing. It doesn’t have to do with the browser. All there is on this page are the same three sentences from the main page, three little stars, and then it starts with “The Mississippi River Scum” down to “or any other home game.” That’s only two sentences and two sentences a article does not make. After all that its goes to “Nashville Predators News.” I would really like to read the article on how the Nashville Predators are covered both locally and abroad, because I’d like to know why it seems like the rest of the world doesn’t take our team seriously. We keep on getting pushed to the side just because the team is in a non-traditional hockey market, yet we stay competitive year in and year out. Just look how ESPN ranked us second and Detroit first this week. We’ve out played them in the first 8 games against tougher opponents and we lead the entire league already. Now that doesn’t make sense.We’re always put on the back burner. I sit and watch the NHL Network on days we play and they play reruns after reruns of highlights of every other team and then get to us sometime after midnight. I mean come on! Guess I’m done venting though. It just makes me so pissed some times!

-Will

by predsfan88 on Oct 26, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah, I think I get it now

What I was referring to in those opening sentences is what appears in the links below. For example, the bit about coverage locally and abroad refers to the first two links under “Nashville Predators News”:

1. The View From 111 called out two national writers for their backhanded treatment of the team.

2. Preds On The Glass criticized the Tennessean for not sending Josh Cooper to Dallas and Tampa last weekend with the team.

On the Forecheck is SB Nation's blog covering the Nashville Predators. Catch me on Twitter at @Forechecker.

by Dirk Hoag on Oct 26, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought that might have been it, but I wasn’t sure. Thanks, Dirk!

-Will

by predsfan88 on Oct 27, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Dirk, here's a pretty good blog article...

…about our heroes and it’s in the NY Times of all places:

http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/the-morning-skate-nashville-dreams-nightmare-head-checks/

I especially like the quote “The Rodney Dangerfields of the NHL, the Nashville Predators”

by TitanPredBearFan on Oct 26, 2010 8:36 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks for the link

It’s nice to read an article that gives some credit to our team, especially from a major market organization like the NY Times. I am fine without lots of focus and media attention, maybe we can slide in there, land strong, and slip away with some long deserved respect.

by cherney on Oct 26, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions