Predators 3, Blue Jackets 0: Business As Usual In Columbus
by Dirk Hoag on Jan 19, 2012 9:47 PM EST
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The Nashville Predators wasted no time getting back into the win column after Tuesday's loss to the Rangers, with a convincing 3-0 victory over their personal slump-busters, the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Preds are now 48-14-1 all-time against the BJ's.
Pekka Rinne stopped 38 shots for his first shutout since November 3rd against Phoenix, while Martin Erat led the scoring pace with a goal and an assist to lift the Predators to their ninth win in the last 11 games. Jerred Smithson even earned an assist on Shea Weber's empty-net goal in Smithson's return to the lineup.
Video highlights and post-game reaction from today's win after the jump:
Video Highlights:
Post-game audio is available from Barry Trotz, Mike Fisher, and Martin Erat (click each name for the MP3).
Your random observations:
- Give Todd Richards a bit of credit behind the Columbus bench, it certainly seemed like the Blue Jackets came out strong in the first period. This team has nothing to play for and is missing a ton of players due to injury, so that can't be easy.
- During the game, the Blue Jackets announced that defenseman Radek Martinek will miss the rest of the season with a concussion, signing former Predator Brett Lebda (remember those heady days?) to fill the gap.
- Erat now has 48 points in 53 career games against Columbus. The Blue Jackets have been very, very good to him.
- Rinne's record against Columbus is now 13-4-1, with 2 shutouts.
- Jerred Smithson went 8-for-11 on the faceoff dot, and got in 2:40 on the successful penalty kill unit.
- Derrick Brassard had probably the best chance of the night for Columbus, with Rinne down and out, but Kostitsyn lunged and disturbed his shot just enough that it got buried into Rinne's gut rather than the wide-open net. Brassard's body language afterward just spoke of pure frustration.
- What we saw tonight was a perfect example of the Score Effect. Once the Preds went into that 3rd period with the lead, they eased off the gas offensively and focused on just keeping Columbus out of the high-danger areas, giving up a 18-8 shots advantage in the final period.
- This win keeps the Preds in 6th place in the West, within arm's reach of the Chicago Blackhawks, who visit Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.
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A yawner for everyone but Rinne.
Shame Pekka had to make so many saves against a dreadful team like the Jackets. Good workout though. :)
Have to give C-bus fans credit for actually having increased attendence from last season. Takes some kind of fan to endure that manure.
It’s looking like the current top 7 in the west are going to pull away from the rest of the pack, leaving just a fight for the 8th seed. Expected more of a dog fight than that.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 10:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Their thread said there were 17000+ there, and it was per Crispy, it was snowing there today.
by LuvthePreds on Jan 19, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
The Marty Party deserves a thumbs up, but it's hard to peek out from behind the beasts that are Pekka Rinne and his shutout.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
marty gets my vote
simply because i have to vote in these polls as if Rinne is already assumed to be #1
by Herzausstein on Jan 19, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I tend to vote that way too.
(The only exception is usually when Rinne gets a shutout.)
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
It is like clockwork....
As soon as the Game Summary comes up everyone disappears from the game thread.
That's how I always know when it's time to transfer, haha.
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-nashvillepredators-
Oilers/Blues still at naught all with 5 minutes left in the 3rd.
PLEASE let Edmonton end it in regulation… PLEASE! We’re just 2 points behind St. Louis!!
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Aaaaand St. Louis AND Detroit both instantly score.
Great.
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-nashvillepredators-
Everybody hold your breath ’till the Oilers score.
Aaaaaand, go!
by LuvthePreds on Jan 19, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
I have come to expect Detroit to always come back at the end of the game. However I usually expect Franzen to be hurt for a few weeks also, but it hasn’t happened yet.
did he really only face 15 shots?
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 19, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Edmonton kinda sucks without Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, and whoever the third rookie I’m forgetting is.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
That’s who I was thinking, but he played tonight.
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-nashvillepredators-
I think I could have stopped 15 shots
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 19, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
Eberle was back tonight. Made no difference though. What would it take to pry him out of Edmonton I wonder? :)
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 10:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Pickard was drafted ahead of him……..maybe they’ll do a swap! :D
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 10:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
please stop mentioning Pickard
every time Eberle comes up. Breaking news: worse player drafter before better player.
See:
Kevin Klein drafted before Shea Weber.
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-nashvillepredators-
At least Klein is a decent NHL player. Pickard=borderline ECHL goalie.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 11:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Imagine how many losers were drafted before Pekka! Yay, us!
by LuvthePreds on Jan 19, 2012 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
But St. Louis wins.
This is crazy!!
by TootooReigns on Jan 19, 2012 10:32 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Unrelated:
Tuukka Rask looks like an elf or a fairy or something.
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-nashvillepredators-
Nope. There’s something about his eyes, too… I can’t pinpoint what it is.
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-nashvillepredators-
4 points out the NHL lead….. and 6th in our conference… that just doesn’t sound right! haha
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 19, 2012 10:37 PM EST reply actions
it doesn't
Our conference is just super competitive.
by TootooReigns on Jan 19, 2012 10:39 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
at least the top 6 are getting separation from the rest of the pack…
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 19, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
San Jose is 3rd in the conference and has played the fewest games in the league. : (
by LuvthePreds on Jan 19, 2012 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
and they’re leading Ottawa 1-0 as of right now. Come on Sens, don’t let us down… of course we have more points than SJS right now. Something’s wrong with that, the 4th place Central division team has more points in the standings than the Pacific division leading team.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 19, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
exactly! Phoenix and LA have each played 47, the Ducks and the Stars have each played 45, and the Sharks are leading the division with only 43 games played
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 19, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
In Top 10 Teams, we have....
4 teams from the Central Division
2 teams from the Atlantic Division
2 teams from the Northeast Division
1 teams from the Northwest Division
1 teams from the Pacific Division
Any other teams want to complain about playing in “the hardest division” now??
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
notice the completely unrepresented Southeast division.
Poor Caps, Jets, Cats, Bolts, and Canes.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 19, 2012 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Tell me about it. :(
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 11:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And the Central Division is 4 out of the top 8.
by ILovethe#6CannonFire on Jan 19, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
so how did the guys look tonight? I was driving during the game
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 19, 2012 10:41 PM EST reply actions
but at least the Jackets beat the Oilers this week….
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
ESPN has the Wings/Coyotes game as the game of the week.
I would think the Preds game Saturday would have more meaning.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Seriously!
God I hope we win that game. If we lose, I’m never going to hear the end of it.
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-nashvillepredators-
I’ll cheer extra-loud (and that’s saying something!)
by LuvthePreds on Jan 19, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
Man, the wheels have really fallen off the Sabres..
Lesson learned: Doesn’t mean buying a team always works!
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
What do they have to sell?
Anything the Preds may be interested in?
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Seems kind of pricey for the production
5 mil next year.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Feel bad for Pegula (Sabres owner). He gave his GM a full stack of cash to spend and he got Leino and a really overpriced Dman in Erhoff (sp).
None of the players the Sabres will likely want to move are the game changer type we would benefit from. More secondary type guys like Roy and Boyes.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 11:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Factoid before Saturday’s game, from Twitter:
Police say we’ve gone 24 hours without a shooting or murder in #Chicago — first time in a year http://bit.ly/zUV2qa
was there some kind of gang holiday then?
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 19, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Detroit has now gone to OT in 5 of the last 7.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
I think they like shootouts. All about the drama……
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 11:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I wish they would quit. Especially when playing the Hawks.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
And the Wings win again. Coyotes are losing a lot of games in OT and shootouts. Not helpful to their playoff hopes.
Phoenix had 3 to many men on the ice penalties tonight. Has to be a record.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 19, 2012 11:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Holy crap that’s a lot of extra guys skating around! How do you do that THREE times?!
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-nashvillepredators-
Unusual for a Dave Tippett team to be that undisciplined.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 20, 2012 12:26 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yotes
Im too lazy to look it up, but I believe Phoenix did well last year in ot and shoot outs. Now they are leaving points on the table.
The only real difference I see is in goal, where IMO, they regressed.
My hockey team is better than your hockey team
by Predator Don on Jan 20, 2012 8:36 AM EST up reply actions
I counted 30 "UUUUUH"s from Marty in 1:35.
That’s approximately 1 “UH” every 3 seconds! Well done, Marty. Well done.
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Ottawa
Would anyone care to explain the 2011/2012 Senators to me? Last season they were bottom feeders and now they’re a freaking juggernaut.
The Wild and Panthers sort of tapered off like I predicted they would, but the Sens have stayed dominant for some reason I have yet to quantify.
Many reasons
Coaching; Paulrus has Red Wing blood in him and very liked in the room. Gets the most out of his boys, and puts them in a position to succeed more often to note.
Luck; there was no telling what first year full timers Z. Smith, Greening, Condra, Daugavins, or Cowen would be at this level. They all look like legit NHLers in their roles.
Rebound return to form years from vets, from Spezza, Alfredsson, Neil, Gonchar, Kuba and Michalek, and an emerging Foligno, all who had down years last year.
Risk, in getting Kyle Turris (12-2-2 since the trade).
Karlsson. Nifty pick, about 7 picks behind Colin Wilson.
Anderson. The overall numbers are weighted negatively by October; in the past month or so he has been Rinnesque.
Grain of salt; every one has overachieved or performed at expectation except for Butler and Auld; some of those guys may come down to earth. Duagavins and Smith got hurt last night, it will be interesting to see if Butler or another can step up to fill the void.
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
I saw them up in DC earlier this year … didn’t win but was impressed. Anderson is playing very well, and Michalek is a beast. Glad Gonchar is in line for another playoff ride – great career, loved him when he was with the Caps, never got his due IMO. I’m not sure the Sens will keep up this pace, but Paulrus is your coach of the year so far. Probably the league’s biggest surprise this season.
Its weird
that he gets booed vehemently in Wash (based on games I watch on TV/computer), but Pittsburgh cheered him when he returned, and haven’t ever booed him. Ottawa’s fans booed him during pre-game intros to the home opener…..
I agree, may not keep up the pace, but for a rebuilding club, Ottawa shouldn’t expect to make the playoffs….I think fans are happy (even at the end of last year) that so many young players are improving and looking like NHL players in their roles. Reminds me of Ottawa circa 1996-1997, their first year of 11 playoff appearances, many as a high seed, with so much young talent coming up, and lots of enthusiasm.
This time, though, with a goalie, like you said. That’s something they never tried before!
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
by PekKarlsson on Jan 20, 2012 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
Caps go “woop woop woop” when a player that played for them returns and has the puck. Pens game there was great with Gonchar, especially when Crosby is on the ice. It goes something like this: Boooooooooooo, woop woop, booooooooooooooooooo, woop woop wooop woop, booooooooooo. Great stuff.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
ah you beat me to this .. exactly right … did the same with Larry Murphy
by el pucko on Jan 20, 2012 1:28 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Interesting
almost as fun as the Yip Yip Yips! the Bridgestone Arena will surely experience.
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
erat's had a great year
Besides that one injury, he has stayed healthy (knock on wood) and is contributing at a solid ppg pace.
by JBoogie22 on Jan 20, 2012 10:01 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
February is going to make or break this team.
Look at this lineup: @PHI, STL, VAN, @OTT, @BOS, CHI, @DET, @DAL, VAN, STL, SJS, LAK, @CAR
Except perhaps the last two games, that’s pretty much all the top teams in the NHL.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
The Kyle Turris trade appears to have been a good one for the Sens (4g, 9a, 13 pts, +11, 22gms). That would work out to around 48 pts for a full season. Would have been a good get for the Preds! Maybe Yip can come in and give us a little scoring punch!! I think the team is starting to gel together. Lets keep it going and beat them 4 feathered guys!
Just like to add
Turris has 13 points, +13, in 16 games with the Sens, even more impressive when not weighted down by his Coyotes games.
He was a risk. He cost alot (Rundblad is a Karlsson/Ellis type of prospect).
And had rumors of having a bad attitude (held out, contract demands artificially high to force a trade, supposed inability to fit in Tippett’s system).
None of that, fortunately, has carried over, just a young talented guy wanted to fit in the system, and seems to have chemistry with his linemates Condra and Alfredsson.
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
Hmmm, maybe I’ll have to reassess my view on that trade. :)
He’s no Yip though. :D
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 20, 2012 9:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I said earlier in the season we should go after Turris!
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
Would have required Poile to let go of one of his Dman prospects. He holds them tighter than Linus does his blanket. :D
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 21, 2012 1:31 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Linus Klasen?
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
Reading GBs comment
Linus Klasen immediately came to mind; clever!
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
by PekKarlsson on Jan 21, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
If that Linus was a Dman, he’d still be here. :D
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 21, 2012 1:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ryan Ellis?
If Weber and Suter were staying for years, Ellis would be superfluous….if not, he may be a top pair guy for years to come.
He would be type of guy Turris would (well, did) cost. At the time, I am not sure many folks would have been happy for that straight up…..Ottawa fans weren’t happy to give up Rundblad. Lots of media thought it was overpayment, with a #2 round pick to boot!But to get something, you have to give up something…….
10 years from now, when Rundblad is getting 30 PP points a year for somebody, the trade may not look so good….but for now, I’m happy!
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
by PekKarlsson on Jan 21, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
I'm writing in Smithson for Player of the Game
He KILLED on face-offs and was excellent considering he had been on IR until last night.
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