GDT: Preds vs Blues 3/12 11:30

[nine_inch_fang]

Just win.

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[101st_fan]

HF ... just work.

 

[Legionnaire11]

(33-20-4) 70 pts
Predators Lineup:
Forsberg-Johansen-Duchene
Tolvanen-Granlund-Kunin
Trenin-Sissons-Jeannot
Cousins-McCarron-Tomasino

Josi-Fabbro
Ekholm-Carrier
Harpur-Benning

Predators Injuries:
Mark Borowiecki - DTD


(33-17-7) 73 pts
Blues Lineup:
Schenn - O'Reilly - Perron
Kyrou - Thomas - Tarasenko
Saad - Brown - Barbashev
MacEachern - Bozak - Toropchenko

Scandella - Parayko
Krug - Faulk
Mikkola - Bortuzzo

Blues Injuries:
Pavel Buchnevich - DTD - Concussion
Oskar Sundqvist - DTD - Knee
Scott Perunovich - IR - Wrist

Goalies:

Juuse Saros
(28-17-3) .925

vs

Ville Husso
(14-4-3) .930

Last Game:
Predators: W | 4-1 vs ANH
Blues: W | 6-2 vs NYR

Betting Odds:

Recap:

 

[Legionnaire11]

At the moment, there is no option for "Live Thread". Hopefully that changes soon as things appear to be slowly coming back online. Figures that we would have the one game affected by the migration...

 

[101st_fan]

HF and the 1st period both suck today.

 

[101st_fan]

Uneventful 2nd period ... completely boring ... now back to watching the low bid prices for the last bunch of military warm-ups. [/sarcasm}

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

It feels like Josi has cost us so many points with his defensive play this year.

Also, the forums look like shit.

 

[Mass]

A generous pinball goal is the difference. That and yet another 2 on 1 that winds up in the back of the net. Defense defense defense please.

 

[101st_fan]

Carrier backs off of Kyrou and Josi then gives Thomas space ..... resulting in their GWG.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Can't wait for Poile to overpay for a defensive rental when our issues are more structural and execution than talent.

 

[PredsV82]

Well spent all morning trying to log in and just get here in time for us to shit the bed, massively.

Tomorrow is pretty much a must win.

 

[101st_fan]

We need Boro healthy which pushes Harpur back out of the lineup. We need Josi to pick and choose when to play 4th forward. We need all of our defenders to clean up areas ... a blown clear here, a mismanaged gap there, a poorly timed pinch another time ... all add up.

 

[Armourboy]

 

[sparkle twin]

Stupid Predators.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Well spent all morning trying to log in and just get here in time for us to shit the bed, massively.

Tomorrow is pretty much a must win.

I'm amazed that I got in here to even make one post this morning, gave up trying after the 1st. Of course we're the one game that was actually affected by the migration.

 

[bdub24]

Migration looks great

 

[101st_fan]

Now for scoreboard watching. Rangers and Devils coming through. Now to see what the Bolts do.

 

[braindead]

Hey for all those Blues fans at the game that asked me for a bar I’d recommend they go to:

TGI Fridays
5262 S Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63126

Gtfo

 

[Kat Predator]

I felt we actually controlled play in the 3rd period very well. Husso stood on his head. We could've easily had several goals there.

Not sure why Josi decided to press with Carrier still on the ice and two and a half minutes left in the game. It cost us a point.

 

[101st_fan]

I felt we actually controlled play in the 3rd period very well. Husso stood on his head. We could've easily had several goals there.

Not sure why Josi decided to press with Carrier still on the ice and two and a half minutes left in the game. It cost us a point.

It wasn't just the press in the offensive zone. Carrier and Josi compounded things with how they played the rush in the defensive zone. Carrier was on Kyrou, then peeled back to play the passing lane as they moved from the blueline to the top of the circle. giving Kyrou time and space. Josi peeled off Thomas towards the center of the ice, apparently to play the same passing lane. Then Josi bumps Carrier and potentially interferes with Saros repositioning as he tries to get back to Thomas who was then alone with room.

 

[Armourboy]

I felt we actually controlled play in the 3rd period very well. Husso stood on his head. We could've easily had several goals there.

Not sure why Josi decided to press with Carrier still on the ice and two and a half minutes left in the game. It cost us a point.

It's the same trap Forsberg falls into when he starts trying to do it all himself. When he starts forcing the play it usually ends in a bad result for us.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Real shame to waste that offensive performance from our top guys yesterday. Felt like all the other lines were chasing the whole game for the most part though.

 

[Kat Predator]

It wasn't just the press in the offensive zone. Carrier and Josi compounded things with how they played the rush in the defensive zone. Carrier was on Kyrou, then peeled back to play the passing lane as they moved from the blueline to the top of the circle. giving Kyrou time and space. Josi peeled off Thomas towards the center of the ice, apparently to play the same passing lane. Then Josi bumps Carrier and potentially interferes with Saros repositioning as he tries to get back to Thomas who was then alone with room.

Yep. It was a cluster from start to finish. The two of them played it such as to give Saros no chance, failed to take away the passing lane, and left more than enough space for a flip in on the backside. It was fugly.