Predators 4, Blue Jackets 1: Happy Fans, Rotten Teeth
by Dirk Hoag on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 PM EST
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The Nashville Predators did their part for the local dentist industry by winning both GooGoo Clusters and Frosties for the fans in attendance at Bridgestone Arena tonight, as they trounced the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. Mike Fisher led the way with two goals, while Martin Erat & Ryan Suter added two assists, and Pekka Rinne made 25 saves to push his record to 27-11-4.
Video highlights and post-game reaction from today's win after the jump:
Cue the video:
Courtesy of 102.5 The Game, we have a couple audio segments for you:
Predators Blue Jackets radio highlights 2012-01-23 (mp3)
Peter Horachek on 1025 The Game 2012-01-23 (mp3)
Post-game audio is available from Barry Trotz, Matt Halischuk, Mike Fisher, and Pekka Rinne (click each name for the mp3).
Your random observations:
- That was a nice, opportunistic pokecheck by Erat to set up the Fisher goal to get things started, Marty is on a roll these days. Jacob Underwood from 104.5 The Zone points out that Erat now has 65 points in his last 72 games.
- Rick Nash's goal in the 2nd reminded me of Marian Hossa's two scores for Chicago on Saturday - when a big bull like that gets rolling, it's dang near impossible to stop.
- Man, I wish I could have been in the arena tonight for GooGoo Mania, which broke out thanks to Mike Fisher's 2nd goal. Our long Nashville nightmare is over...
- That 3rd goal for the Preds, by Halischuk, came off a nice bit of forechecking by him and Craig Smith. It was their hard work that caused a puck thrown carelessly up the boards, which Ryan Ellis was able to keep in and send towards the front of the net.
- It's too bad the Predators are done with Columbus for the season. Not just due to the 5-0-1 record Nashville racked up against the BJ's this season, but Derek Dorsett deserves a thorough beatdown for the slew foot he gave Ryan Ellis late in the 3rd period. It was a bush-league move that's about as cheap as it gets in the NHL.
- At least the Preds made Dorsett pay to a minor extent by scoring on the resulting power play. I loved the way Suter just laid a wrist shot in there in perfect position for Hornqvist to tip it home.
- All in all, this was a fine effort in what could very easily have been a let-down game. Now it's off to Chicago to see if the Predators can head into the All-Star break ahead of the Blackhawks in the Central Division...
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Throw in a XYience energy drink, too
I’m sure that doesn’t have much sugar in it. GooGoo + Frosty + XYience = Paula Deen.
Imagine...
A 4-0 win at home with a GooGoo Goal and you win a slice of Hunt Brothers Pizza as the Lucky Row! I like Hunt Brothers Pizza, because they have pepperoni for the meat-eaters and cheese pizza for those who don’t eat meat but would still like diarrhea. (Okay, I stole that from Jim Gaffigan’s Hot Pockets bit.)
Pekka is 17-2 in this winning stretch and hasn’t allowed over 2 goals since Jan. 5th
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 23, 2012 10:52 PM EST reply actions
thats Pekktacular!
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jan 23, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!!!!
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
And don't forget...
In that 17-2 stretch for Pekka, a 1.64 GAA and .946 S% — or so I heard on post-game.
Pekka tomorrow?
Let’s keep it up Preds. Keep the goals coming. Let’s take it to the Hawks.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
by Josiah2729 on Jan 23, 2012 10:54 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Derek Dorsett deserves a thorough beatdown for the slew foot he gave Ryan Ellis
And Tampa will be happy to give—-oh. wait.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
dchesnokov Dmitry Chesnokov
Useless comparison: Alexander Radulov leads the #KHL with 55 pts in 39 games. Evgeni Malkin leads the #NHL with 58 pts in 41 games.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
I keep hoping… maybe… just maybe… one day…
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
I think it’s this summer or never.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
That’s probably true… hasn’t he said something about coming back over here recently? It would be GREAT if he did. I doubt it, but it’d be great. I’m not in the group that hates his guts. If he’s willing to come back and score goals, then please do!! I’ll welcome him with open arms. A goal’s a goal’s a goal’s a goal.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
maybe Poile knows something we don’t….and that’s why he hasn’t gotten anyone to entice Suter to stay…
If that’s the enticement for Suter to stay, and in the process not add a player of significance before the trade deadline, then say bye-bye to Suter. Sadly, I wouldn’t put it past Poiie to do just that.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 24, 2012 1:17 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Just some numbers I decided to look up really quick...
In the past month (16 games), we have…
> Gone 12-4-0.
> Two 3-game win streaks; one 5-game win streak.
> Scored 51 goals (average = 3.18).
> Allowed 38 goals (average = 2.37).
> Three 3-goal games (Avalanche, Islanders, Blue Jackets).
> Three 4-goal games (Avalanche, Flyers, Blue Jackets).
> Three 5-goal games (Flames, Hurricanes, Blackhawks).
So apparently we CAN score more than 3 goals per night!! This is very exciting.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
We’re 9th in Goals For, 10th in Goals Against. We’d probably be stronger in the latter if it weren’t the rough start. This team is better than last year. Oh, and a #2 PP just behind Vancouver with the flying Sedins.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
one down one to go
Lets show the hawks how to play a back-to-back series
by Shadow23 on Jan 23, 2012 11:11 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Insane that FL with 54 points is 3rd in their conf. ahead of PHI with 61. #divisionstandingsshouldntmatter
#central-oneteamunder60pts #southeast-noteamwithmorethan54
by LuvthePreds on Jan 23, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
#whatkindofwaristhis? #whiteflagalready?
by LuvthePreds on Jan 23, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
You iz mean, you iz.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
yeah its kinda funny like that
but they are winning their division which places them in the top 3
by Herzausstein on Jan 23, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
HA! Describing Rick Nash's goal...
With the 6-foot-4, 234-pound Weber draped on his back and a referee signaling for a delayed penalty
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Holy crap, Jimmy Howard!
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
Now I know why the Jackets didn't fire their coach earlier........
Who in their right mind would want to coach that sad sack of a team?!?! What other team gets caught with to many men on the ice while on the PP?!?!?! I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen that.
How bad are the Jackets? 2-11-2 against their own division bad! Maybe the NHL should consider placing teams in a relegation pool to play their way back into the NHL. They stink!
We didn’t really have to kill ourselves for these 2pts, so we should have some energy for tomorrow nights game. And with both Toews and Sharp out of the Hawks lineup, this is a good chance to grab some points out of the Windy City.
And in other news, the Blues lose again in Detroit. Wings own them at home.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 23, 2012 11:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Some team had three #toomanymen penalties in a single game the other night. Can’t remember who it was, though…
by LuvthePreds on Jan 23, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
That was the Coyotes. But not on the PP, IIRC. It’s not like you have to change on the fly like on 5 on 5 play when you’re on the PP. It must drive a coach to madness.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 23, 2012 11:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And I should add........
Keep Halischuk in the lineup! 11 goals from a 4th liner……….I’ll take that!
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 23, 2012 11:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Who needs Arnott, right?
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
Arnott always pissed me off. He never seemed to skate hard… ever.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Meh, I liked Arnott in as much as I knew the type of player he was before he came here. He could score, just isn’t a guy you want to depend on to be “the man”. He’s in a good spot with the Blues as a secondary type scorer.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 23, 2012 11:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Wings own everybody at home.
The truth is neither libelous nor slanderous.
Reason and logic instead of hope and faith.
Pro athletes--it's not what they say, it's what they do.
General managers--it's not what they say, it's what they do.
by shoot the puck on Jan 24, 2012 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
positive note for the blue jackets ...
it looks like lebda will fit in nicely there
by Herzausstein on Jan 24, 2012 12:00 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, he stinks like the rest of the team! :D
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 24, 2012 1:19 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
In Colorado.
The 4-1 win – Ryan O’Reilly.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Yeah.
Carolina scored a PPG against us the game before Colorado, too, but before that game… the last PPGs against us were when we played Columbus are McGrattan got that 5 minute major. They scored 4 in a row.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
God that was awful.
What an amazing game that turned out to be, though. I never would have expected it.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
yeah i was torn between pulling my hair out and just laughing after those PP goals
it was both sad and rediculous ….that comeback was just epic
by Herzausstein on Jan 24, 2012 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
from the intro on the GDT at the Cannon
Steve Mason. Brett Lebda. Playing against a team that just shut us out last week and is hot as all get-out right now.
My advice to you… is to start drinking heavily.
(I feel bad for them. But not bad enough to want them to get the points.)
GooGoo promotion
Sorry I don’t know this, but when do you get the GooGoos? When a Pred scores 2 goals?
I believe it's if they score a goal in the last 60 seconds of the second period.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
February and March are going to be tough...
I’m as impressed with the recent performance as anyone out there. I love the hockey I’m seeing. But, at risk of sounding like Debbie Downer, the Preds’ schedule for February is murderers’ row… Vancouver (x2), St. Louis (x2), Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Ottawa, San Jose, L.A., Dallas (who gives us fits)… and, well, Carolina to close it out. I think I’d be happy at 7-6 and delighted at 8-5 in February.
And March is only marginally better. A few middle-of-the pack teams, but 9 of 15 on the road and closing the month with @CHI, @STL, @DET, VS CHI.
Anyone else thinking about the sometimes-deceptive reverse math on points likely needed to make the playoffs in the West? 38 or 40 points in 33 games (for 100 or 102 as “last team in”) sounds quite doable, but when I look at the brutal schedule, I get nervous. One game at a time, right? fretfretfret
yeah i was looking at that
i’m glad we’re in the positioin that we are… the good thing about the schedule ahead of use are the games against st. louis, san jose, vancouver, and chicago those games are must win situations as they will help us out alot with the standings
by Herzausstein on Jan 24, 2012 12:20 AM EST up reply actions
And these freakin' three-point games
…in the Western Conference are driving me crazy! I was so glad that DET-STL ended in regulation tonight.
I'm hoping that my presence at TD Garden will inspire the Preds to beat Boston.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
I'm bringing Link's Honey Badger/Predobear picture in mini-poster form!
It’s an afternoon game, so it’ll be easy to get there early. I’m planning on going down to the glass for warm-ups, so you’ll have to keep an eye out for me!
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Unless one of the current teams 8 thru 15 in our conference finds a way to put together a winning streak, I’m pretty comfortable with us getting a playoff spot. The current top 7 are starting to put some real seperation from the rest of the pack.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 24, 2012 1:12 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
comments from their thread
1) Game prediction: Jackets 1, Preds 4.
Lebda is somehow a -5.
(Wow…spot on!)
2) Why do we constantly let Weber shoo t? I say it every game, we just give Weber too much time and it comes back to bite us every time. DO NOT LET HIM SHOOT. We let Chara do the same thing.
response: Honestly, it’s not exactly fun to step in front of 100mph bullets…
3) 1/4 of Mike Fisher’s goals this year have come against Columbus. A QUARTER.
4) —Note to CAustin—: they make comments about TBL being interested in Steve Mason
5) At least Carolina won. Hopefully Oilers do the same.
(Sad to be rooting for wins for the other teams at the bottom of the conference. They’re going for #failfornail
Lebda
Can you believe he finished even (+/- 0) AND had the second-most TOI of Columbus defensemen (after Tyutin)?!?
i can believe it for where he is...
i think just about anywhere else he would have the lowest amount of time on the ice
by Herzausstein on Jan 24, 2012 12:35 AM EST up reply actions
Any team that has room for Aaron Johnson and Brett Lebda on their blueline is a team in dire straights.
Defense keeps you in games........offense wins them!
by Grizzledbear on Jan 24, 2012 1:06 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahaha....!!1
Oh I needed that laugh. :D Steve Mason…. Might as well keep the total crap goaltenders they’ve got.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
Right now, we're 7th in the league!
Central has the #1, 4, 5, and 7 teams now.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
That’s hilarious. Have you seen that poll on NHL.com? Which is the hardest division to play in, Central or Atlantic (or other)? C and A are basically tied, and I can’t figure out why. 10 points separate their 1st and 4th place teams. 5 points separate our 1st and 4th place teams.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Yeah, that’s what I figured. Still vaguely surprising though, just based on the amount of publicity the Central division has been getting this year.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Dosnt change the fact that you have all the voters for boston nyc and toronto too
by Shadow23 on Jan 24, 2012 1:10 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Yeah, biggest markets have more voters. Plus, most EC fans have no real idea what the WC is like. They know Detroit, Chicago, and Vancouver. They think everyone else is Columbus.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
HAH. Also 7th in the league, 6th in the conference. Whaaaaat.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Really surprised by Anders tonight
I mulled around after the game. As I was walking to my car, a giant blondish person wearing a hockey face mask (pathetic disguise) grabbed my GooGooCluster and threw his weight in gummy bears upon me. I found a note in the gummy bears…..“I am so sorry. I just had to try one. I owe you one shut-out.” I figured out who the culprit is. No, I am not going to press charges. I like gummy bears. Predators marketing has been slow to get a gummy bear deal for Anders. Does Gummy Bear Inc. know he exists?
by Bridgestoned on Jan 24, 2012 1:14 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Ironic that Gummi is actually a Swedish company.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
Ironic or appropriate?
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
by DonBorvio on Jan 24, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Do you mean it's your first?
Because we have gotten one before.
When?
They passed out coupons that were about to expire once, but we’ve never scored a Goo Goo Goal before.
That was for yesterday
In December they passed out a bunch of coupons because the Preds hadn’t scored a Goo Goo goal and they were about to expire. It was the Red Wings game, I believe.
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