GDT: Buckle Up Buttercup!!! Pred vs Canes 5/8 7pm Central

[bdub24]

Thanks Houck!!!

where the devil is JW?

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Benching Duchene and not Ellis. Just dumb. Duchene is being creative and makes the opponent have to plan for his puck handling in their end at least

Don't disagree on Ellis. He stands out as one of the vets whose game has not evolved the right way after coming back from injury. I'd rather Fabbro or Gudbransson instead. I'm just saying if Hynes shortens the bench and Duchene is an odd man out I have zero issues with it.

 

[Adz]

Alright, folks...it's time for some Winner Pie for our playoff bound Preds. Strawberry pie with huge mounds of whipped cream. Luke K and Juuse step right up for first slices but there is plenty for all--eat hearty boys.

If you'd asked me in February would we be here...answer would have been no because for all my optimism I'm also somewhat of a math nerd, percentages were low. But they proved me wrong and good on them.


Go Preds!

 

[Adz]

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Isn't that Clean Gene?

Edit--nope. He was wearing a different jersey. They look kind of similar, though.

 

[Kat Predator]

Very well played game overall. Playing a team that will shiv you in a heartbeat for the smallest mistake, we just played a steady, fast, relentless game and didn't give up much. It was awesome to see us match their speed game and show we can play with the big boys tonight.

Random thoughts:
Carrier continues to impress me. He and Ekholm are a solid pairing and have been throughout the turnaround.
Duchene throwing a heavy check out there. Playing some defense. If he could just bury it.
Both Ellis and Benning seemed to handle the puck better. We needed that.
Speaking of Ellis, those long bomb passes to Granlund with his thread-the-needle passes to Kunin were beauties. (The first one was from Ekholm.)
I want to see Tolvanen and Trenin pull the trigger more. Those two can rip the puck. Just do it.
Saros has emerged from the cocoon and is a damn good NHL starting goalie. Vezina baby.
That "roughing" call on Trenin was pure bs.
The cherry on top is knowing the Stars got knocked out. Someone check on Anson Carter.

 

[Armourboy]

Was eating with family so couldn't post, but man what a win. Really didn't see us doing this earlier in the year.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

It was two f***ing percent.

Analytics

 

[BigFatCat999]

Analytics

Me at March 13th: BURN IT DOWN!

Me at May 8th: um....the Preds burned down the central like everyone stole something. .704 win % in last 27 games.

 

[LCPreds]

So Ellis has been terrible and he’s definitely taking some shots here. But there’s another… what’s up with FF9?

 

[hockey diva]

Just a fantastic game, glad I was there. And my sister was a good sport about the loss.

Was also thinking of 303 at the end of the game as well.

 

[Adz]

Just a fantastic game, glad I was there. And my sister was a good sport about the loss.

Was also thinking of 303 at the end of the game as well.

She should be. I mean, it's not like she's seen too many in recent years. Hopefully that's about to change... you never know, right?

303, I think about you every day. I hope you were able to watch this in some comfort.


To the person who asked about JW. He's in Arizona now. I see him post occasionally on FB. I'm sure he was cheering for the Preds but no doubt he sees more Coyotes games these days.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Hey guys, congrats on making the playoffs!


Random question, what is your attendance capacity at right now for Preds games? Reason for asking is I was watching highlights from tonights game and the stands in the game tonight looked to have a pretty healthy number of people in them. Like perhaps even pushing 50%? Maybe they just seat most people in the lower bowl and the upper bowl isn't being used or something?


Either way it looked great to not only see fans in the stands again, but not just the scatters dozen or so in each section. Great sign that we might finally be getting through this pandemic, at least in the US anyway with vaccination efforts ramping up so quickly.

 

[Armourboy]

Hey guys, congrats on making the playoffs!


Random question, what is your attendance capacity at right now for Preds games? Reason for asking is I was watching highlights from tonights game and the stands in the game tonight looked to have a pretty healthy number of people in them. Like perhaps even pushing 50%? Maybe they just seat most people in the lower bowl and the upper bowl isn't being used or something?


Either way it looked great to not only see fans in the stands again, but not just the scatters dozen or so in each section. Great sign that we might finally be getting through this pandemic, at least in the US anyway with vaccination efforts ramping up so quickly.

Last I heard was 33% or about 5200

 

[drwpreds]

The cherry on top is knowing the Stars got knocked out. Someone check on Anson Carter.

No doubt in my mind Carter is somewhere right now STILL saying "I really like the Stars chances"

 

[PredsV82]

Last I heard was 33% or about 5200

For some reason I thought it had been increased to 40% which would be around 6800

 

[Armourboy]

For some reason I thought it had been increased to 40% which would be around 6800

May have been within the last few days but I've been in the tri-state area since Thursday so don't know

 

[Adz]

Hey guys, congrats on making the playoffs!


Random question, what is your attendance capacity at right now for Preds games? Reason for asking is I was watching highlights from tonights game and the stands in the game tonight looked to have a pretty healthy number of people in them. Like perhaps even pushing 50%? Maybe they just seat most people in the lower bowl and the upper bowl isn't being used or something?


Either way it looked great to not only see fans in the stands again, but not just the scatters dozen or so in each section. Great sign that we might finally be getting through this pandemic, at least in the US anyway with vaccination efforts ramping up so quickly.

They said on the broadcast tonight that it was 40%. There are still a lot of rules but it's got to be more fun with 7500 than 2000!

 

[jonlin]

Really amazing feeds by Granlund.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

I know some people that are Stars fans....they are salty today.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I know some people that are Stars fans....they are salty today.

My kids weren't as upset as I expected. I think being young they actually care more about it than I do... so I was braced for tears and tiptoeing around on eggshells, but they mostly seem to just be mad at their own players instead of mad at me/Preds. "Enjoy your extra 4 games" is about the saltiest quote... but it's probably a good indicator of why they aren't TOO mad, because nobody really sees a path forward in the playoffs in our division.

 

[ILikeItILoveIt]

Circle of Life. Stars knock us out of the playoffs, then beat us in the Winter Classic, causing us to drop from Cup Contenders to Break-It -Up. And now we rise again and they play golf.

 

[Enoch]

Crazy year. Well done team to turn it around.

 

[Pr0fet]

Crazy stuff! Never thought this would be possible a few months ago. Really proud of the rookies + Saros for making this possible. Hope the veterans are inspired by the younger guys drive and can keep it going for the rest of the playoffs.

Positives with Dallas being out, no risk Ellis is going to be embarrassed by Benn again. That offensive tackle and puck steal still haunts me.

 

[Aurinko]

Haula has been a great pick up as a third line center to replace Bonino. Seems to do all the little things right.

I'm proud that he's found a fit even when the scoring and offense hasn't been great.

Knowing my boy, I'm sure everyone in the locker room and coaching knows by now that his team has never missed the playoffs.

 

[Adz]

I know some people that are Stars fans....they are salty today.

I know one is for sure. Heh, love him to death, but this is hockey.