Bruins 4, Predators 3 (shootout): Predators steal a point in Boston
by Marc Torrence on Feb 11, 2012 3:49 PM EST
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PrintThe Nashville Predators fell to the Boston Bruins 4-3 in a shootout in a game that should never have gotten that far.
Nashville was dominated by the physical Bruins from start to finish, but somehow managed to stay in it until eventually losing in a shootout.
It was Nashville's third loss in a row, and its fourth loss in six tries since the all-star break.
Video highlights and post-game reaction after the jump:
Your random observations:
- The scratches for today were a little strange. We knew McGrattan wouldn't be making the trip with the team, and it was probably a good idea to give undersized Ryan Ellis the afternoon off against the rough and tough Bruins. But isn't Matt Halischuk exactly the type of hard-working, gritty guy you want to see against a team like Boston?
- The Bruins pretty much dominated that first period. Boston outshot Nashville 16-6, and Pekka Rinne was really the reason it wasn't worse than 1-0.
- The good? Nashville was able to tie it up on the powerplay 7:32 into the second period. The bad? It was on the Preds' first shot on goal of the period.
- ....and they only ended up with six more shots in the period. At the end of two, Rinne was, again, the only thing keeping them in the game.
- Once again, the Bruins came out jumping, and this time they capitalized. Klein looked completely lost and Daniel Paille put Boston up 2-1.
- Our friends at Winging It In Motown said on twitter at the time: "Bruins taking it to the Preds so far in the third period, but if they don't extend their lead, they could find trouble." I guess the other Central Division teams just know Nashville too well, because the Predators tied it up just minutes later.
- What a move by Sergei Kostitsyn to maneuver his way in and send a nice feed in front for Hornqvist who jammed home the tying goal. Again, it was Nashville's first shot on goal of the period.
- And if the game couldn't get any more unbelievable, Mike Fisher put the Predators on top in a game they didn't deserve to be in, yet again.
- ....but the Bruins would tie it up about a minute and a half later on the powerplay after a questionable tripping call on Kostitsyn. At that point, though, Nashville should have been happy to just get a point after being outshot 38-19 in the first 60 minutes.
- That sequence at the end of regulation was pretty hectic as well. The Bruins almost got the go-ahead goal as time expired, but it looked like Weber actually got his glove on the puck and saved the game.
- Pekka Rinne's magic ran out in the shootout however, and the Bruins, deservedly, got the win.
- It doesn't get any easier for the Predators either, as they'll host Chicago on Tuesday and go to Detroit on Thursday.
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Well, it was a great back and forth game!
Great fans, nice arena, enjoyed my visit. Too bad we lost, but a pretty good game nonetheless. I’ll take a point!
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by davisca on Feb 11, 2012 3:51 PM EST via Android app reply actions
No, none at all!
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by davisca on Feb 11, 2012 4:58 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
well Mr. Poile, I hope you are busy on the phones and have an announcement for us soon!!
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I don't think this one was because we lack a scorer.
The team didn’t really show up until about the 3rd period. Not even really then. They are incapable of playing for a full 60 minutes. That game was so frustrating to watch, because all we did was skate around in our defensive zone. I made the comment to my brother that most of the time when the preds got the puck they looked like a teenage boy who just discovered his first boner.
Too many giveaways, lazy passes, and just a sub-par effort from the entire team.
I’ll take the point, but we didn’t deserve it.
by Preds of State on Feb 11, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
hahahahaha!!!!! I love your comment to your brother! So hilarious and SO TRUE!!!!!!!
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Feb 11, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
don't you dare question GMDP!
For real.
I am not playing.
Don’t do it.
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
Hey at least Suter got some rest against the Bruins…. He may have been on the ice, but to me he looked disinterested and lazy the entire game. He was responsible for at least 4 odd man rushes…
What about the SHG where Weber and Suter just kinda watched the guy wander around their zone and score? That was rough, too.
I’m wondering more and more about an undisclosed injury… I mean, everyone has slumps, but Suter SO RARELY plays this badly. I feel like there’s more going on than we know about.
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Puck possession
or lack therof, is the problem. A 41-22 disparity is sog is a pretty good indicator of puck possession. A goal scorer does not alleviate that problem. Can’t score without the puck.
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Getting Tired
I know we’ve played really really well almost the last two months, but when this team decides to take their foot off the gas and stop working it gets real ugly……fast. It looks like we’ve come back to the Preds everyone knows, make Pekka save everything, get a few shots and hope we catch the goalie sleeping. And historically February has never been our best month.
Here’s hoping the last few games can serve as a wake-up call that were maybe not as good as we think we are. Keeping the faith though, at least were getting some points and we haven’t become the Hawks yet.
And I hope Poile isn’t sitting on his hands. I know there’s more buyers than sellers right now, but the view is becoming more clear as to who should be selling within the next 16 days.
March has usually been our best month.
But that is the month we usually had a large majority of home games. I do not think there will be March Madness ticket promotions this year.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
choakfest
I’m not going to give them any kudos for the +1 in OT. Matter of fact is we were up 3-2 with under 5 to go, take a dumb penalty, then don’t get back on D to knock the puck off the forward’s stick.
Our effort is sorely lacking these last few games. Wake the EFF up Predators!
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well Rinne really misplayed that puck off the end boards badly as well.
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
and then looked sooooo bad in the shootout
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
I was PISSED at Tits for taking that penalty.
The Bruins fan next to me thought it was hilarious how mad I was, and he agreed with me that it was a REALLY stupid penalty.
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Oilers go in to Ottawa and win
but the Preds can’t.
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and guess what?...
we are playing another struggling team next game against Blackhawks…Slumpbusters, Part Trois?
This is our chance to create some more space between 5th and 6th. I'd much rather play St. Louis tha San Jose in the playoffs.
Bring your game Preds.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
The season has been a hard grind and physicaly the Preds are wearing down.
We’ve seen this before – thanks to Pekka, Suter and Weber they have a chance to win almost every night. Our forwards are not built to bang bodies up and down the rink.
They’ll do it once in a while but due to lack of size it’s more about positioning on the ice, taking away space. Suter and Weber played 30 minutes each. We take their effort for granted but im sure they get tired once in a while too.
I don't think we can call this wearing down.
Any of you long time Preds fans would know that this is an extremely streaky hockey club. We do go through slumps and others do as well. We’ll be right back in it soon enough. Poile promised a better second half.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
Now that I'm at a real computer...
I really enjoyed the game for the back and forth scoring in the sense that I brought my roommate (who has only ever been to ONE professional game before), so it was exciting for her, and it was cool to encourage her love of the Preds!
HOWEVER. Wow… that was not a very good game. The first period was disturbingly all-Bruins-all-the-time, until the last 5 minutes or so. The second period was a little rough, but I feel like we didn’t TOTALLY nap like we have a penchant for doing. I was relatively content. The third period felt like we were the toddlers who missed our second period naps, so we had a complete meltdown instead. Interestingly, however, we were still able to score two goals. Related to the Bruins goal…. I am SOMAD at Tits for taking that penalty. SOMAD! Ugh. At least we got a point, but I felt like I’ve seen Pekka do better in SO’s before. Their first SO goal was really impressive, though, so I’ll give him that. But I felt like on the second goal, the guy was so close, but just kinda sloooooowly skating in, and so maybe Pekka should have tried to poke it. I dunno. I’ll watch the replays and maybe I’ll change my opinion, but those are my thoughts without any recaps or highlights yet.
BAH! I’m gonna go buy orange juice.
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Its pretty simple: STOP TAKING DUMB PENALTIES!
We lost thurs night because of penalties. We gave up 2 PP goals today, Tues vs the Nucks we gave up a PP goal which was the difference. We win all three of these games this week if it werent for penalties!
Yeah, the Predators are only 11 for 17 on the pk since the break. 64.7% will not get it.
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 6:10 PM EST up reply actions
Not many people have brought up this fact
But simply, I think our PK needs to be as better as it has been in past years. I think it’s time to bring back Greg Zanon. Aka our second goaltender on the ice.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
3rd Star:
Seguin… 0 goals, 0 assists, 3 SOG, -1.
Huh.
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i think that just goes to show you how little NHL.com cares about the preds
i mean seriously. Horny had a goal and an assist and ended +1 with less then 11 mins on ice. Pekka stopped an absolute onslought to keep the preds in this game and even got an assist. It’s a little rediculous.
by Herzausstein on Feb 11, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Props from SCoC
in spite of the possession lopsidedness, kudos to your D and a hardworking, opportunistic forward corps. I can’t say I had a good feeling about this game given what Pekka was stopping.
I'm out, peace - Tim Thomas
Thanks :)
I really enjoyed my experience at the Garden today!! Sat next to an older gentleman who has been a Bruins fan forEVER, and we chatted throughout the game. Fantastic guy! (He was very complimentary of the Preds as well, which is alway fun to hear!) Pekka was on fire tonight. Too bad it couldn’t carry us the whole way, but at the same time… everyone else has gotta step up and help him too!
On a TOTALLY unrelated note — I found out you can’t buy beer at TD Garden with an out of state ID unless you’re over 25. What a WEIRD rule. I guess it’s to prevent visiting fans from getting obnoxious if their team is losing, but still… strange. Lucky my roommate is over 25! The guy was nice enough to let her buy two beers “just for her,” though, so WHEW. Good to know for any future games.
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wow that's a very strange rule...
and probably hurts their sales…i guess something happened one time with a visiting fan, and so they nipped that in the “Bud”…see what i did there?
yeah, that is a dumb rule. As a B’s fan from out of state (NY), I also find their rules about bringing in bags asinine. Ah well. Glad to hear you had a good time in spite of the weird restrictions.
I'm out, peace - Tim Thomas
Yeah, my roommate had some issues with her mini-backpack, but all was sorted out. Weird stuff. But that’s okay.
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wow, you're being too complimentary
I was screaming at my tv the whole time. We looked like dung today.
glad i missed this one then
I would have tried to dive through the tv and chew someone out. But ill go skate it off
by Shadow23 on Feb 11, 2012 6:46 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
it was a really dissappointing game.
never thought i’d be so happy to get one point but we stole that point.
by Herzausstein on Feb 11, 2012 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
I want to see a scorer as bad as anybody else,
but I don’t think lack of scoring has been the problem in the last few games. Normally 3 will get the Preds the win. Not sure what the answer is, but the Preds need to get their defensive MOJO back.
Let’s beat the Hawks Tuesday!
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
I want to see a defensive defenseman in the mix to relieve some pressure on Suter and Weber.
We need to send Ellis to the minors so he doesn’t reach the 40 game mark. But also, the defensive defenseman could just be as important as a scorcer at this point in time. I can’t see too much success in the playoffs without an add to our defense.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
Can anyone explain why Smithson was in and Halischuk was out? I’m really not feeling the same love for Smitty that Trotz is.
neither am i....
dude has tailed off this season. we could’ve used hustle out there….don’t know why he’s being scratched, he’s got more goals than about half our forwards…
i was a big fan of smitty too
but i don’t think he fits in with this year’s team as well as in the past. our team is younger and faster and Spaling is starting to take over his role as our grinder.
If you’re going to scratch someone in favor of Smithson I would rather it was Spaling.
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
He's better?
No. There is no answer.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Feb 12, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
Does anyone think that Suter and Weber are getting worn down from playing so many minutes? just wondering
"I am you, you are me, and we are all together" Beatles
I hope not. They seem to be the only defensemen that can get the pucks off the defensive endboards.
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
by djzielin on Feb 11, 2012 9:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
they didn’t look too hot today….
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by Creeping Death on Feb 11, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Just watched the highlights...
Fisher’s backhander was SICK.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Chicago's losing 2-0!!
Let the bed pooping continue!!!
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Yay!
Hope they keep it up against the Preds on Tuesday!
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Who are they playing tonight? I am stuck at work using a phone.
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
by djzielin on Feb 11, 2012 9:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of which, is the android app worth it?
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by djzielin on Feb 11, 2012 9:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I like it.
Only problem is sometimes it will throw your comments in totaly random places.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
That’s okay because I usually have random comments!
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by djzielin on Feb 11, 2012 9:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hawks still down 2-0 mid way in the 2nd.....LOLOLOLOL
Maybe I’ll troll over to the Second City Hockey site until I get banned. I love getting called every cuss word that would make a sailor blush over there. Total potty mouths on that site.
Well, whatever you do, just don't make OtF look bad!
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3-0 now!
Come on Colorado close it out in REGULATION!
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Damn, they got REAL goalie problems and season is going down the drain FAST
Maybe trade Lindy and some prospects for Sharp or Hossa????
I’d be okay with that, but my guess is that they’re gonna want a proven goalie if they trade for anything right now.
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I just saw SOB took a penalty
And got slightly sad. He should be taking dumb penalties with us. :-(
by Preds of State on Feb 11, 2012 10:18 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
He scored a goal tonight
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
I jokingly made the suggestion of Toews for Suter and got flamed.
The Hawks need D and Goalie help BIG TIME. The rate they are going they might not make the playoffs. I am not going to rip on them too much, it is scary how fast you can fall.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Because they're FREEEEE
FREEE FALLIN
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
I'll rip em while they're down
They’d do the same to us and maybe it’ll shut up their stupid screaming during the Nat’l Anthem in our barn on Tues night.
I prefer gleefully enjoying their sorrow from a safe distance, but do as you will, I suppose.
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i would've rather have them win tonight
they are going to be PISSED when they come to the Bridge on V-day. No love lost between these teams..
I wouldn't rip too much
We’ve lost 3 straight. It could just as easily be us on a losing streak, especially if we don’t start playing better. We can barely get set up in the offensive zone right now.
by Preds of State on Feb 11, 2012 10:41 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
That is my reasoning.
I don’t really believe in Karma, but still…
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
As is mine.
I don’t want my words to come back and bite me in the ass.
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Leaving it alone and enjoying the score
Hope the Preds have more in the tank on Tuesday. They should be well rested!
We're 4-12 when having a two of more days rest....
Hope this doesn’t continue.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
Why would Poile want to help Chicago
With a goaltender, they could be the dangerous team they once were.
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That’s not even close to being realistic
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Aaaaand St. Louis and Colorado are in OT.
Wonderful.
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A Shutout?
The Hawks will be even more pissed. Keep it going Yotes.
Just for the hell of it... Chicago's last 8 losses:
2 – 5 (NSH)
1 – 3 (NSH)
2 – 3 (VAN)
4 – 8 (EDM)
1 – 3 (CAL)
2 – 5 (COL)
3 – 5 (SJS)
0 – 3 (PHX)
15 GF / 35 GA
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Bad defense/goaltending notwithstanding
15 gf in 8 games ain’t all that great either
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
1.9 GF/g, 4.4 GA/g
Ouchtown population YOU, bro!
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Didn’t get that. Please translate.
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
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1.9 goals for per game and 4.4 goals allowed per game.
Ouchtown, population YOU, brother!
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
Ouchtown, population YOU, brother!
I guess I’m just not up on the lingo, cause I have no idea what that means.
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Pro athletes--it's not what they say, it's what they do.
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
movie quote.
Dodgeball.
A true underdog story.
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
Thanks for the info. I have not seen that movie.
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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 Feb 11, 2012 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know how they can play in diapers. I never could.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
" I saw it, I called it, I still don't believe it!"--Pete Weber
It’s a bylaw!
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
" I saw it, I called it, I still don't believe it!"--Pete Weber
He seems to be putting on… a blindfold!
He won’t be able to see very well, Cotton.
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
Dodgeball is a sport of violence, exclusion, and degradation.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
" I saw it, I called it, I still don't believe it!"--Pete Weber
(meanwhile, I’ve misplaced my DVD)
It’s a 2-on-1, a menage a trois of pain
Usually you pay more for that kind of action, Cotton.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
" I saw it, I called it, I still don't believe it!"--Pete Weber
Wonder how much red we see in the Bridge on Tuesday?
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
I doubt anyone's gonna road-trip 8 hours to watch a team that's lost 8 games in a row.
I bet unless they live around here, I bet there won’t be too many.
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Sounds about right
Those seats need to be Pred fan butts
I am willing to bet the wheels are falling off of the bandwagon.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
The road trips are usually planned near the beginning of the season.
So I wouldn’t be surprised to hear cheers from Hawks goals. Well that’s IF they do score…
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
The problem with the Yotes winning though is fewer sellers.
Seems like there is the traditional fight for 8th going on.
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Yeah, I'd love to see the Preds go for Vrbata
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
We need a C to replace Legwand
Not a winger. I’m convinced of it now.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Feb 12, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
2 pts separating 8 through 12
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
sellers from the West:
Columbus, Anaheim (once they realize how far they truly are back) and Edmonton.
Who knows from the East?
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
Montreal down could be,
but we will see what happens in the next several games.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
I think Pekka is pretty tired playing all those games early on in the season. This coming week is a pretty light week home against Chicago and then at Detroit.
Yeah, it's halftime America... and our second half is about to begin.
They better get the 2 pts against the Hawks, cause Detroit is lights out at home and you know they will dominate shots and possession.
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
@Detroit worries me.
But we ARE one of the teams who have won in Joe Louis.
Preds fan from Hamilton, Ontario!
5th in the conference, 6th in the league, and people freak out when we get one point instead of two. Did they play well? Not tonight. Are there plenty of games left to play? Yes. Yes, there are.
I think what people are concerned about is the way they are playing, and that they won’t snap out of it before enduring a lengthy losing streak
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by shoot the puck on Feb 11, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
It’s the “that they won’t snap out of it” part that bothers me. EVERY team has weeks like this one. When fans go from over the moon after three wins to scoping out draft picks after three losses it get very tiring.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
" I saw it, I called it, I still don't believe it!"--Pete Weber
This is relatively mild freaking out.
I didn’t see the GDT I am sure it was worse there, but I can understand some freaking out. After the STL game we were thinking division, DET is not slowing down (I hate shootouts), if they go on another winning streak everyone will be talking division again. This month is going to be tough, they need to get it going again.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
If you want to see freaking out
Go check out the Chicago vs Coyotes GDT at Second City Hockey. I haven’t heard that much cursing since…I can’t even think of a good enough pun to give their freaking out justice.
by Preds of State on Feb 12, 2012 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
How about this picture they posted?
(The Hawks are the horse.)
That kinda sums it up right now.
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And these two comments:
1) Upstaged by Whitney, but barely.
2) abandon all hope, all ye who enter this place
by LuvthePreds on Feb 12, 2012 12:27 AM EST up reply actions
And yes, there are 26 games left to play, but when you play a team that has lost 7 in a row, against their back-up goalie, allow a guy with no goals score 2 on you in a game you lose by 1, and follow that up with what we saw today there is definitely cause for concern. Coming out of the break the Predators were faced with the toughest schedule in the league based on opponents’ winning %. The haven’t done anything since the break to lead me to believe they have a realistic shot at winning the division. DET just keeps winning, has a more favorable home/road schedule, and a more favorable schedule in terms of quality opposition.
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 Feb 12, 2012 12:11 AM EST reply actions
Detroit has a fairly easy schedule.
The Predators really have to start playing like they were before the break to have a shot, PLUS win most of the games against STL and DET.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
I turned on VAN at CGY and it was 0-2 and I was happy. Now it’s 2-2 and I’m not.
Come on, CGY! Make this happen:
gone to ot
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 Feb 12, 2012 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
yep
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 Feb 12, 2012 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Sounds like there are a bunch of VAN fans there.
by LuvthePreds on Feb 12, 2012 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
bookmarked for the next time we play the 'nucks.
thank you :)
by Preds of State on Feb 12, 2012 1:09 AM EST up reply actions
i have such a collection of anti-nucks gifs… I’ll drop by next time you play em. Mutual enemy and all
I'm out, peace - Tim Thomas
I’m sure it’s already been noted, but how perfect is it that the chicken is in a Burrows jersey?
I'm out, peace - Tim Thomas
hows about:
I'm out, peace - Tim Thomas
by TomServo42 on Feb 12, 2012 1:24 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Here's another goodie (though more weird than anything else):
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
by davisca on Feb 12, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's exactly what I did when I saw this.
Didn’t question, just saved. I knew I would use it some day.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
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