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With the series starting tomorrow, the Preds met the media to give their thoughts on the upcoming series. Some of the interviews were more well-attended than others.
The Predators' Media Day schedule. Hierarchy: Individual pod, shared pod, tables. pic.twitter.com/o8ddePtRjJ
— Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) May 28, 2017
Still gave a better interview than Crosby.
Both are day-to-day with upper-body injuries... #Preds #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/eFtGh8bgFq
— Thomas Willis (@TomAWillis) May 28, 2017
Poile and Laviolette kicked off the festivities.
#Preds at the podium. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/rYBTrxswYj
— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) May 28, 2017
Peter Laviolette says the "numbers and the eyeball" helped the #preds settle on Ekholm-Subban and Josi-Ellis pairings.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 28, 2017
Good news!
Lavy on injuries: "All players will be available to us who are on the trip" #Preds pic.twitter.com/ocA6ouDCTq
— Willy Daunic (@WillyD1025) May 28, 2017
The players are focused.
Rinne: "I don't want to talk about any Cinderella story."
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) May 28, 2017
Filip Forsberg "we always believed in this team" pic.twitter.com/T0V1XA1sEy
— Pro Hockey News (@ProHockeyNews) May 28, 2017
Mike Fisher: "I feel good, I'm excited for Game 1." #Preds #StanleyCup
— Thomas Willis (@TomAWillis) May 28, 2017
Matt Irwin with @NHLNetwork on #StanleyCup Media Day. pic.twitter.com/zdBfQMGTgP
— 102.5 The Game (@1025TheGame) May 28, 2017
Viktor Arvidsson "we are a hard working team" pic.twitter.com/KsxhZVHpFj
— Pro Hockey News (@ProHockeyNews) May 28, 2017
Former @WBSPenguins Harry Zolnierczyk at media day. Talked to him about facing his old organization in the Stanley Cup finals. pic.twitter.com/anbBY14txW
— Tom Venesky (@TomVenesky) May 28, 2017
How does @jneal_18 feel about facing the team that traded him in the #StanleyCup Final? He spoke to @Meesh_McMahon at Media Day. #NHLTonight pic.twitter.com/S0WemYnVtR
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) May 28, 2017
"Nashville fans have always been incredible. People are realizing what a great hockey city it is." - @rjosi90 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/LQUX33Nkgi
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 28, 2017
“How many words starting with W can you fit into describing my play?”
Austin Watson with Doc Emrick on #StanleyCup Media Day. pic.twitter.com/jp8V7BoWVP
— 102.5 The Game (@1025TheGame) May 28, 2017
34 year old Pekka Rinne says he never doubted that the #Preds would get here. "I believe every season we're going to win the Stanley Cup." pic.twitter.com/znpxcexw2T
— Steve Layman (@SteveLayman) May 28, 2017
P.K. even took a break from giving interviews to interning for NHL Network.
#Preds Subban pulling double duty as a media correspondent, interviewing his teammates. #NHL #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/LfJwxO0WCn
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) May 28, 2017
More photos, quotes, and video are sure to come out over the rest of the day, so stay tuned!