GDT: WCQF Vancouver at Predators, Joshua Tree vs The Cult. Friday, April 26, 4:30 PM Pacific Time

[Canuckle1970]

Needed intermission - need to get my heart rate down.

 

[Bobby9]

I’m not fine with them targeting Hughes..

What did you think was gonna happen?

Twinkle toes was gonna skate around untouched?

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Joshua and Zadarov with some huge blocks on that PK.

Looking early like playoff warriors.

 

[Nucker101]

No shots at even strength…pretty embarrassing.

It's bad, but that period was a powerplay fest, Preds only had 3 5v5 shots

 

[kanucks25]

Really makes you shake your head at the weird decisions smart people who have been involved in the game for decades make sometimes.

Why they ever decided to move Miller out of his left circle spot on the powerplay is baffling. Him controlling the puck there and either going for the downhill shot or looking for a pass/tip in front has been our best weapon going all the back to the beginning of last season.

They score a goal using that same setup, and then a few moments later decide to swap Miller and Petey? Like I understand changing up the looks and that PP looked okay as well but like... why? You don't need to galaxy brain, just execute what has proven to work.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Team obviously has the flu. They look really sluggish.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

20 years later and Nashville fans still don’t understand hockey

 

[AzNightmare]

5-3 Nashville

It's like watching 2 teams trap each other to death.

Canucks are doing a pretty decent job blocking shots too

 

[Caboose]

I'll do 4x4.5m for Zadorov, 4x4m for Joshua and 5x6m for Lindholm.

Guys like that earn their paychecks in the playoffs, if we continue to be a playoff team year in and year out they will outplay those contracts.
Lindholm at 6 is a dream though haha

 

[wonton15]

Lindholm is also showing his value in the playoffs. His faceoffs, penalty killing, puck retrievals, and poise is a calming presence

 

[Nucker101]

Ron MacLean wants Dakota Joshua banned from the NHL

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Needed intermission - need to get my heart rate down.

You hangin' with @SopelFanThe3rd ?

 

[Flik]

Ron MacLean wants Dakota Joshua banned from the NHL

Oh shit, his AAV just went up by 750k/yr if that's true

 

[Tables of Stats]

20 years later and Nashville fans still don’t understand hockey

Sports Interaction should do a commercial interviewing Nashville fans.

 

[rypper]

Shut up Ron.

 

[kanucks25]

Other notes from 1st period:

Mikheyev with a strong period.

Zadorov continues his solid play (got tossed to the ice once which was a surpirse).

DeSmith still a bit scrambly but that's just who he is, didn't think he looked too out of control.

Blueger should not be taking another penalty for the rest of this series, he's reached his quota. Can't have 4th liners repeatedly putting your team shorthanded.

 

[Canucker]

It's bad, but that period was a powerplay fest, Preds only had 3 5v5 shots

It’s terrible…to have 8 total shots in the game with all those pp’s, good defending but you need to get more pucks into the crease area and crash the net…beat the first layer of shot blocking to get the puck into a scramble area in front of the net.

 

[TruKnyte]

Need way more shots next period

 

[Petey O]

Lindholm is also showing his value in the playoffs. His faceoffs, penalty killing, puck retrievals, and poise is a calming presence

Agreed. I've been incredibly impressed with him. They played the price for playoff Lindholm and we're getting it right now. I can forgive his relatively underwhelming regular season. Turns out they didn't really need him to be 100%.

 

[Nucker101]

It’s terrible…to have 8 total shots in the game with all those pp’s, good defending but you need to get more pucks into the crease area and crash the net…beat the first layer of shot blocking to get the puck into a scramble area in front of the net.

Both teams are struggling to generate offense, I'm cool with a low event game with a 1-0 lead on the road with DeSmith in net.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Obviously a pretty weak start but they recovered nicely. Nice to see the big three each pick up a point. Special teams look good, as does CDS.

 

[Jyrki]

If Zadarov was a righty, it would be sooo easy to re-sign him

 

[Vector]

DON’T GIVE ME HOPE ELLIOTTE

 

[604]

Sissons has been targeting Hughes all period

Need to hit him with a 100 mph Slapshot.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

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MacLean analyse: