Post-Game Talk: WIN!! - WCQF - Game 4 - Nashville at Winnipeg - Series Tied 2-2 - 5/3/18 8:30 Ctl - NBCSN, CBC, TVAS

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Win.

 

[LCPreds]

Series flipped back to where it should be. Just gotta protect home ice now.

 

[Armourboy]

 

[klt2001]

Well this is how we need to play if we want to win against the Jets. Not to most exciting game but a win none the least and good game play. Need to play like this going forward, except would still score more goals.

 

[LCPreds]

Also amazing how it goes when the refs stay out of the game.

 

[sparkle twin]

Whew!

Excellent job, Preds!!!

Pekka with a great answer game!

Everyone was together and committed!

 

[INDhockeyfan]

Great defensive game by the boys. We can't beat the jets run and gun for 7 games. Yes we may win a game or 2 but we have to play like we did tonight.
It is 2-2 and coming back home.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Did Lavi just outcoach us or what?

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

People still forget despite Rinne's struggles, Rinne has been great 5on5 for majority of the playoffs.

 

[Marty Party]

Clutch win. Now we have to work our barn's magic Saturday night and finally get the series lead.

Oh yeah, we can also feel good the next two days.

 

[Adz]

Whew!

Who's ready for PIE??? After I quit shaking I may be able to hold a fork.

Go Preds!

 

[klt2001]

Did Lavi just outcoach us or what?

Yep Lavy out coached us all and had a great game plan tonight. Don't know if he can still get the same result the next game playing this way since the Jets will probably know what the game plan is and be better prepared for it but I'll would keep on trying it until it doesn't work anymore.

 

[Osprey]

I liked that they kept pushing all game long and didn't sit back on their lead. I suspect that having only a 2-goal lead contributed, as well as the lesson learned from the last game.

Subban just never learns. He almost cost the team the game and he did just let Laine into the series and give him some confidence (did you see dancing with the puck on the next shift?). Hopefully, that doesn't come back to bite them in the next few games.

Even though the substitutions worked, I'd still like to see Fiala in the next game. Hartnell can stay, but replace Salomaki with Fiala, IMO.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Lavy's turtle was too close to breaking tonight once again. It just doesn't work. I have no idea why they like to retreat in the final minutes of play instead of forechecking for the puck. Watson dumps the puck in when he has possession against 1 Jet defender at the blue line. It's baffling and it's giving the puck to the opposition for no real reason.

 

[Preds Partisan]

The Preds Bandwagon still has some seats available due to those who jumped off Tuesday. Grab a seat!

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

The good vibes were sent down south this afternoon.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Lavy's turtle was too close to breaking tonight once again. It just doesn't work. I have no idea why they like to retreat in the final minutes of play instead of forechecking for the puck. Watson dumps the puck in when he has possession against 1 Jet defender at the blue line. It's baffling and it's giving the puck to the opposition for no real reason.

We didn't really turtle until the penalty. We actually had several good chances in the last few minutes before the penalty.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

We didn't really turtle until the penalty. We actually had several good chances in the last few minutes before the penalty.

We did literally turtle the whole period. A few rushes don't make it otherwise, that was the game plan. We were just semi-decent at clogging up the middle for speedy entrances from the Jets. And our rushes came from breaking up that neutral zone play.

Our game plan was to defend and score if it's possible. And it sure looked like that. Complacent defense of dump & chase.

Look, another game where we take a penalty in the last 5 minutes, another game where we let in a goal in the final 5 minutes. It happens over and over and over again and still people try to think it's a valid strategy. I would want it to die in a fire.

 

[klt2001]

Well we all know that this is the way we need to play if we want to win against the Jets. Having just the defense and Rinne stopping pucks hasn't worked against this high offense Jets team. Glad Lavy figured that out and had our offense play defensively also and get the puck out of our end and keep the puck out of our net. Still think we need to keep on scoring though when we get our chances and also not take penalties w/ just minutes left in the game but overall we got the win and so that is what matters.

 

[Pekka4Vezina]

Pekka looking like February Pekka. I am feeling good. This is our night fellas.

Yes!

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Too bad Subban got that dumb penalty that people will remember, because otherwise he had a heckuva game.

 

[Drake744]

Some posters might remember what I'm talking about......I shaved today. 3-0.

 

[Enoch]

Great game. Hartnell was fantastic. Rinne was good. Subban was excellent. Signs of life from Ellis and Josi tonight. JOFA line continues to be a force in the playoffs.

 

[bdub24]

Some posters might remember what I'm talking about......I shaved today. 3-0.

Buying you a straight razor!

 

[klt2001]

Think the strategy for tonight is to play a defensive game and put the Jets to sleep and then squeak in a lucky goal in the end.

This pretty much sums up this game.