Wednesday afternoon notes: Mike Fisher goes back to Ottawa
by Dirk Hoag on Feb 8, 2012 5:17 PM EST
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PrintOur afternoon hockey notes have a little bit of everything in them today. We have Mike Fisher preparing for a visit to Ottawa, where he spent his first 11 years as an NHL player, another league-wide poll which lands a Predator at the top of the list, and as always, a dose of hockey stats stuff...
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Can we get a rewrite on that title?
My heart is still pounding from the thought that we had traded Fish back to the Sens.
by TNBlueDevil on Feb 8, 2012 5:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I had the same reaction: “WHAT?!? Oh, wait, we’re playing Ottawa next. Whew!” …all in a timespan of about 1/2 second.
by LuvthePreds on Feb 8, 2012 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He also looks like he doesn't have any eyes or something...
Seriously, what’s going on with his eyes?
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
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only putting this up because of where its from
Tsn is saying our beloved sob is on the market…
Also quite a few local people say hemsky is “plan a” for us
by Shadow23 on Feb 8, 2012 6:43 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
I'll take one of each!
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 8, 2012 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
If he had to get broken, couldn’t he have decided that he needed to be out of the game last night? He’ll surely be back by the 21st when we play them again… The good news is that I took a look at their schedule, and DET/STL, etc. don’t play them in the next couple of weeks (don’t want the injury to help those guys out!)
i'm thinking it was a bad idea for him to finish out that game
it might not of been too serious at the time but aggrivating it and skating on it for the rest of the game. He played a little over 18 mins yesterday more than half of that was after the incident. If anything i see him only being out a game or two
LOL!
Y’all think Fish is happy to be out of Ottawa?
Me too.
As bad as the Hens are this year, and as little as their prospect pool appears to produce, you bet he’s breathing a sigh of relief that he’s here instead of there. And being with the wife can’t be all that bad either.
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 8, 2012 6:54 PM EST reply actions
Still funny that cmt broke this trade lol
by Shadow23 on Feb 8, 2012 6:55 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions 1 recs
the Sens are a minor league hockey team right?
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Feb 8, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Right.
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 9, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds like Doan is on the market
from TSN:
If Ryan and Nash are not possible, Doan should be #3 on our “wish list”.
hockey connoisseur. t-shirt addict. not famous. nerd.
Whoa, I would LOVE to have Doan. LOVE LOVE. He would be great.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Meh......
Not sure he’s the type of player that would fit in with our uptempo style.
Just sayin’.
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 8, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
True, but he has consistently put up 50-70 point seasons (avg: 61) for the last 11 seasons. The last season he had less than 50 points was technically 2001-2002 (49); however, if you just round up on that season (which, at 49, was close enough to 50 anyway), it’s been a full 11 seasons since he had less than 50 points (1998-99, 22 points, and in his 4th season in the league).
I’d be willing to take that risk for a potential 60 points a season.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Doan has a motor. He plays the body too which can create space for line mates.
by Marcus Newman on Feb 8, 2012 9:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I wouldn't mind having him...
but his heart seems to be in Phoenix, along with his kiddos. Though he could probably tough it out for one postseason. I think he’d be a great fit!
Meh.........
But I can see what you’re saying.
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 9, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s an article from Puck Daddy with some amazing jersey concepts
by Stormyt on Feb 8, 2012 7:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Aahaha
I have to say it… I wonder what Dan Hamhuis thought of the Tuesday night crowd in Nashville?
Well done, Paul. Well done.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
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My Inspired Rendition of "Oh Danny Boy" (feat. Dan Hamhuis)
Oh Danny booooy, the Preds, their fans were scre-ea-ming,
From start to end, and during our 3rd-period-slide.
And now you’re gooone, so the “truth” of your chirps is dy-eye-ing,
T’was you, t’was you must go, so we could show our pride.
But come ye back, now hiding in Canuck sha-ah-dows,
Did you find the Bridge hushed, and fans who didn’t show?
No, for it is we who’ll be here in points high and low.
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, we think you blow!
And if you come, and all the fans are cry-eye-ing,
And the Preds are gooone, moved like Phoenix might be,
You will knooow this verse is clearly ly-eye-ing,
’Cause fans would save the Preds just so we could mock thee.
And Preds fan here, tho’ you might think we miss ye,
Have dreams of players warmer and sweeter than thee.
You failed to give the Preds your love, you see,
So now I’ll cheer in peace and hope you suffer by the sea.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
by davisca on Feb 8, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Nice freaking effort, Davis! Well done.
by Marcus Newman on Feb 8, 2012 9:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That's amazing.
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
The Deuce can enjoy stinkin it up in Vancouver
good riddance.
hockey connoisseur. t-shirt addict. not famous. nerd.
Sabres dominating the B's right now.
5-0, chased Rask from the net, put two on Timmy already.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
That's fantastic.
Buffalo can knock them over, and hopefully we can then kick them while they’re down on Saturday!
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
6-0 Sabres just under a min left now.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
annnnd that's the final! Shutout for Miller.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
That should put a dent in their goal differential.
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
Detroit won today, too.
Geez. I wish they would all just up and retire.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
As unlikely as it may be
I think I would take Nash over anyone else. Parise, Ryan, anybody. He just oozes Predator. We need to rescue him and put him where he belongs, imho.
There's only two kinds of teams in the NHL: Predators and prey.
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