Predators Game Thread #66 : Nashville @ Atlanta
by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:00 PM EST
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The Predators need to get back on track against a Thrashers team that is fighting for its playoff life as well. Besides reading your Game Day Preview, we'll want to keep an eye on the out-of-town scoreboard - Calgary plays at Detroit (can't they both lose?), and Vancouver plays Colorado in a battle for Northwest Division supremacy. Let's hope for both of those games to get decided during regulation time, OK?
For your pre-game preparation, listen in as the NHL Network's Mike Johnson joined the Thom Abraham Show this afternoon to talk about the hot-button issue of the day, head shots:
Mike Johnson on Thom Abraham Show 20100309
Nashville Predators Testing Game Day Live Chat
You are also invited to try out a new feature over at NashvillePredators.com, a live in-game chat that's tied to your Facebook account. So be careful about calling Chris Thorburn a knuckle-dragging troglodyte... just in case you've got some aunt you're connected to who is a knuckle-dragging troglodyte, and might take offense.
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Lets make this a good game thread! I should be around for most of it this time, and we need a win big time.
As Wysh would say, tell a friend, and bring the funny!
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so you can hang out with us tonight
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This frustrates me
I’m doing a job shadow program at the Tennessean Sports section, and guess how much Preds is going to be on 1C tomorrow?
A picture and 6 inches. They decide that before the game for the Preds, and their reasoning? No one who follows the Preds buys newspapers.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:09 PM EST reply actions
What’s a job shadow program?
I don’t even want to get into this. I can barely bring myself to use the online version of the wrap.
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My school makes us shadow someone in the profession of what we might be interested in doing later in life
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
gotcha
Thats awesome, actually.
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They don't buy that rag...
Because of their lack of actual coverage of the hockey team in the first place!!! Furthermore, we don’t buy that paper because it seems the Preds get more coverage from their Business writers in some expose fashion with an agenda they go out of their way to try to perpetuate…
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exactly
I was about to say something very similar: if we GOT good coverage, I’d buy!
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And they are now hopefully changing tomorrow's paper due to my complaining
Front page is now split into 3, Preds, Titans, and SEC Basketball
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
If I had my druthers, when football was in the off-season and hockey was in the stretch drive, I’d be covering the Preds with a half-page on front. Oh well…
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“Since they are one of our top sports, we typically give them top coverage”
(on today’s paper) “Top fold buddy, 6 inches, but top fold!”
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
They get top coverage???
The Titans get top coverage.
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Final for tomorrow's sports section
Bold top headline – Predators @ ATL 6 pm – Glennon/Desk. 9 inches. AP art. Up next box. MUST HAVE WEST STANDINGS GRAPHIC
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
Not bad, not bad. There’s no excuse for tonight’s game not being the lead story tomorrow. The game’s in prime time, in HD, there’s a Barry Trotz special, we need the win, etc.
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This place is cool...
I got to hear about the visits from free agents to the Titans way before it was reported. I’m here til Friday. I’ll let you guys know if I hear anything big on the Preds side of news.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
If you don’t mind me asking, what school are you going to?
I looked for internship opportunities there when I first moved to TN, but none available.
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Franklin Road Academy
Coach Trotz’s daughter goes to school with me here too.
And now Preds may be the centerpiece tomorrow morning because there aren’t enough SEC basketball pictures. Things change a lot here.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
They oughta be the centerpiece if UT or Vandy aren’t playing (to be honest I have no idea about SEC basketball this year).
Are you working with anyone in the sports department specifically?
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It's the 20 best SEC players of all time
Mainly the high school writer (Chip Cirillo), editor (Larry Taft) and designers are who I’m working with.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
Smash, what’s Music City Miracles’ user participation/traffic compared to OtF’s?
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I was surprised to see that OtF get on average 1000 more views a day during the Preds season than the Titans season
but MCM gets a lot more comments. I would say 3-4 times the amount.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
follow up to that is
You should sell the Preds to your MCM buddies!
I can see why OTF would be more visited. You could probably say that OTF is more of a well known product on a national scale, at least from what I’ve seen.
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I'm trying, I'm trying.
Preds are downsized. No picture. 1/6 of the page.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
At least get ’em to come over and hang out, they might learn something ;).
1/6?? Ugh.
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in other news
The Zone broadcasting live from Philips Arena, and I’m shocked. Not talking hockey, of course, but still.
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I tweeted that Sunday night...
Didn’t hear about any Predator related guests, so…I’m not surprised they’ve been sticking mainly to other sports. But Willie will be doing the pre and post-game shows tonight from the arena and all of them will be in attendance…
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Plaster said something a minute ago that sounded like Willy would be helping Tom with color?
I’m stuck with radio feed tonight, anyway.
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LOL
“Sixty people” at the Phil right now. 25 minutes before game.
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Wow, the guy Willy and George are talking to from ATL is really down on the Thrash. Things must be bad in ATL hockey-wise.
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Cell Block shoutout on the Zone!
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Yeah, Willie has done color...
With Tom several times over the past couple years. He’s done a lot of work to prepare to do it and I think actually adds to the telecast in the same way he does on the radio show where he is able to quickly come up with analogies from other sports that the community is more familiar with to give the listener a good idea of what is actually going on.
Obviously, having never played the game himself, Willie is not going to be breaking down the X’s and O’s, but he does have a good grasp of what’s going on and how it all connects together…
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So it looks like O'Reilly and Belak are scratched
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 6:44 PM EST reply actions
I’m interested to see the D pairs tonight.
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I'm expecting...
Hamhuis – Suter
Bouillon – Klein
Franson – Sulzer
Cody and Alex have played together in Milwaukee for most of the last two seasons and we’re gonna be relying heavily on our top-4 to eat up the minutes. Expect to see Peterson try to match-up the rookies as much as possible away from ATL’s top lines. It’s difficult on the road, but not impossible…
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I'm excited about #33
on the top line. It’s about time he got some serious ice time.
"Get to the Choppa!"
watching him
You can just tell he oozes skills.
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just tuned via gamecenter
and am really happy it’s the FSTN broadcast
Stoked about the game…let’s put together some wins!!!!!!!!!!
I love college night...
…picked up great seats in the 115-118 sections for the games on the 18th, 25th, and 1st.
All for $150. What a steal. Thanks for the college night ticket deals, Preds.
woo
Powerless Play!
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SUTER!
HELL YEAH
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that...is...
a POWER PLAY GOAL!
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GOAAAL!
At least they’re watching it here!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 7:15 PM EST reply actions
Erat from Suter and Arnott, and the ATL PA announcer sucks.
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Good job by Suter just laying it in there
No big windup, just a snap shot. When you’re looking for tips & rebounds, you don’t need the big slapper!
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Dangnabbit...
A breakaway chance for Hornqvist, and he plugs it right into Hedberg’s chest…
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Ooh... nice pass by Wilson there
He set up Erat for a nice shot, I really like the way he looks on that top line.
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He’s going to develop into the best passer on the team, IMO. And he has more goal scoring upside than Dumont.
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hey look
power play!
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Powerplay!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 7:30 PM EST reply actions
GOAL!
Wilson!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 7:37 PM EST reply actions
HAHAHA!
WILSON FTW
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wilson
He just gave hedberg that moose in headlights look.
by flyalder on Mar 9, 2010 7:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Great play by Wilson
That’s what good forechecking leads to. 9 times out of 10 not much, but when a loose puck presents itself, it turns into a great chance.
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awesome period
pedal to the metal guys!
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Total Shots 19-11, SOG 12-7 Preds
Those are good numbers… gotta keep it up.
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Don't Let up!
now they just have to keep it going and not give the game back to the thrashers on a silver platter…
Darren Elliot is bad luck
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 7:58 PM EST reply actions
this
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Ugh
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Too loosy-goosy back there
Just gave up another dangerous chance that Ellis turned aside… Preds need to tighten up.
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Why has Birdwatchers Anonymous
not even mentioned this game?
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 8:18 PM EST reply actions
What happened?
I have no sound
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Mar 9, 2010 8:20 PM EST reply actions
They ruled the ATL player didn’t allow Ellis to make the save.
by jerseypredsfan on Mar 9, 2010 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
I liked it to
I always like to hear an outside commentator discuss the Preds, they bring a fresh perspective.
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Arnott and Wilson are really 'clicking'
In the 2nd there were a few nice set ups between the two of them. Wilson is really starting to win me over.
I'd rather see Detroit win
I think Detroit is the likeliest of the teams below Nashville to make the playoffs, so I say let them beat the other guys and help keep them down.
Of course, I am from Detroit originally so take with appropriate sized grain of salt.
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Personally...
Living the first 26 years in Michigan, I grew to very much dislike the Detroit Redwings…Don’t ask why, kind of like when someone hates the Yankees, basically…anyway, I would like them to lose always and no matter what…but whatever helps the Preds succeed I’m for it. Even if that’s a Wings win…
I took a sneak peek at the advanced stats
Your Corsi leaders for Nashville at the end of two periods…
Wilson +9
Bouillon +9
Arnott +8
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hoping
we get back to our game in the 3rd. It must be hard to keep on it with a two goal lead against a team you probably don’t respect too much…especially with the other games we’ve got coming up.
Oh, Klein...
How can you not clear that puck? It’s like he was trying so hard to make sure he hit the glass that he didn’t bank it out of the zone…
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I was OK with Erat
But that pass from Goc, and the way Klein pinched for it, nearly gave me a heart attack!
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Whoa...
Calgary’s taken a 3-2 lead over Detroit midway through the third…
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Yeow!
Ellis was waaaaay out of the net there, thank goodness he had his stick down.
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Dangerous tip, there
Ellis is having a very good game…
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Off to do the recap!
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I wish we had 1 seriously goal hungry player.
by flyalder on Mar 9, 2010 9:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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