GDT: Dallas @ Nashville Derby Day Edition

[Marty Party]

Did y'all like how Benn smashed his stick over the crossbar at the end?

 

[Osprey]

Haulalujah!

 

[Adz]

Adz must be at the game.

May I suggest Chocolate Bourbon Pecan pie? It is the new flavor at Kopp's today. It sounds Nashvillian to me and good for Derby Day.

No, I posted, you just missed it. But that's good, too. It's pretty similar to Derby Pie.

 

[adsfan]

Did y'all like how Benn smashed his stick over the crossbar at the end?

Missed it, but thanks!

Nashville 34 SOG to 28 and 24 - 17 in hits.

 

[adsfan]

No, I posted, you just missed it. But that's good, too. It's pretty similar to Derby Pie.

I type slowly. I did see it 4 or 5 posts before me.

 

[PredsV82]

That game made me think of my former roommate who was from SE asia... Ho Lee Shit


... I'll see myself out.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

That was intense.

Is Carrier better than Fabbro? He is crazy poised with the puck and has awesome instincts on gap control. 2 areas Fabbro is still struggling with. I would be interested to see the numbers for how often Carrier is allowing controlled entries.

 

[Adz]

I type slowly. I did see it 4 or 5 posts before me.

I was at a birthday party for Jailbait Jr and Jailbait III so I didn't get to see the game, but I was following along. Got back the house right as Haula scored.

 

[adsfan]

I was at a birthday party for Jailbait Jr and Jailbait III so I didn't get to see the game, but I was following along. Got back the house right as Haula scored.

The Preds were waiting for their #1 fan!

 

[adsfan]

Moneypuck says that the Preds playoff odds are 81.23%.

Cups odds are 1.3%.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

That was intense.

Is Carrier better than Fabbro? He is crazy poised with the puck and has awesome instincts on gap control. 2 areas Fabbro is still struggling with. I would be interested to see the numbers for how often Carrier is allowing controlled entries.

Probably unfounded but I'm rather worried Seattle takes him. He's going to be a player.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Life jumps up and harshly, brutally and heartbreakingly reminds us that at then end of the day, this is just a game.


But still, win this one, Preds.

f*** you, cancer. f*** you

 

[adsfan]

Probably unfounded but I'm rather worried Seattle takes him. He's going to be a player.

Carrier has played 16 NHL games this season. To be in the expansion draft, he has to play 27 or more games this season or 54 or more games between last season and this season. Last season, he played only 3 NHL games, giving him 19.

Seattle can't draft Carrier. (I assume that playoff games don't count.)

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Carrier has played 16 NHL games this season. To be in the expansion draft, he has to play 27 or more games this season or 54 or more games between last season and this season. Last season, he played only 3 NHL games, giving him 19.

Seattle can't draft Carrier. (I assume that playoff games don't count.)

He's in his fifth professional season, I believe the eligibility cut-off is 3. The games played requirement is the Preds have to expose at least one d-man that fits that criteria (Gudbransson and Boro both fit I think).

 

[Marty Party]

You can see Benn fixin' to smash his stick on the crossbar but the feed cuts to our celly just before you can see it. However, if you listen, you can hear it happen.

 

[Gnashville]

Moneypuck says that the Preds playoff odds are 81.23%.

Cups odds are 1.3%.

 

[Cashville]

Huge win; absolutely had to win and boys pulled it off

 

[Dynamite Time]

Stars fan here... screw you guys! x10

Seriously though congrats on the awesome 1-0 game tonight and run with it and you’re injured players getting back in.

Take down whoever you meet in the postseason; I’ll be watching.

 

[herzausstein]

That was intense.

Is Carrier better than Fabbro? He is crazy poised with the puck and has awesome instincts on gap control. 2 areas Fabbro is still struggling with. I would be interested to see the numbers for how often Carrier is allowing controlled entries.

wouldn’t say he’s better but perhaps more experienced? He hasn’t played as many NHL games but he spent years in the AHL. Fabbro is just playing his second full season of professional hockey. Carriers got some 250+ games of AHL experience and that really helps.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

That was intense.

Is Carrier better than Fabbro? He is crazy poised with the puck and has awesome instincts on gap control. 2 areas Fabbro is still struggling with. I would be interested to see the numbers for how often Carrier is allowing controlled entries.

wouldn’t say he’s better but perhaps more experienced? He hasn’t played as many NHL games but he spent years in the AHL. Fabbro is just playing his second full season of professional hockey. Carriers got some 250+ games of AHL experience and that really helps.

He's not better talent/skill wise, Fabbro's natural ability, the way he reads the game from a defensive standpoint, and the tools/tricks he possesses are all better than Carrier.
Carrier is more seasoned and steady. As herzausstein said, he played 4+ seasons in the AHL and he's 2 years older than Fabbro. You should expect a steadier player.
The other huge thing that people don't think about is that we fans have watched every mistake Fabbro has made while adjusting to the pro game, while Carrier's mistakes where hidden from use by a 9 hour drive to Milwaukee. Instead of understanding development, forgetting and forgiving those mistakes people hold onto them like a grudge and use it as a justification to hate on the kid, just to have a whipping boy I guess.

 

[adsfan]

He's not better talent/skill wise, Fabbro's natural ability, the way he reads the game from a defensive standpoint, and the tools/tricks he possesses are all better than Carrier.
Carrier is more seasoned and steady. As herzausstein said, he played 4+ seasons in the AHL and he's 2 years older than Fabbro. You should expect a steadier player.
The other huge thing that people don't think about is that we fans have watched every mistake Fabbro has made while adjusting to the pro game, while Carrier's mistakes where hidden from use by a 9 hour drive to Milwaukee. Instead of understanding development, forgetting and forgiving those mistakes people hold onto them like a grudge and use it as a justification to hate on the kid, just to have a whipping boy I guess.

Not me. Fabbro seems to fit in the NHL from the games that I have been able to watch. So does Carrier, who hasn't received a chance to really play in the NHL until this season. BTW, after his first year in Milwaukee, Carrier has made few mistakes. Carrier was the best Dman that I saw in the Admirals conference last season. He has doubters on here.

Seasoned and steady is what you want in a playoff-like game like last night against Dallas.

Byrddog isn't the only Preds fan who is a Negative Nancy. He is the worst by far.

 

[nine_inch_fang]

Not me. Fabbro seems to fit in the NHL from the games that I have been able to watch. So does Carrier, who hasn't received a chance to really play in the NHL until this season. BTW, after his first year in Milwaukee, Carrier has made few mistakes. Carrier was the best Dman that I saw in the Admirals conference last season. He has doubters on here.

Seasoned and steady is what you want in a playoff-like game like last night against Dallas.

Byrddog isn't the only Preds fan who is a Negative Nancy. He is the worst by far.

I look forward to having them both in the lineup and knocking Benning to the press box.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

Stars fan here... screw you guys! x10

Seriously though congrats on the awesome 1-0 game tonight and run with it and you’re injured players getting back in.

Take down whoever you meet in the postseason; I’ll be watching.

this feels like a reverse jinx. it’s pretty obvious we would get carolina.

 

[adsfan]

this feels like a reverse jinx. it’s pretty obvious we would get carolina.

I would rather see one of the Florida teams, but "you can't always get what you want"!

I am a big believer that some playoff experience is better than none.

 

[Aurinko]

this feels like a reverse jinx. it’s pretty obvious we would get carolina.

Very happy to see my boy haula finally starting to click.

There could not be any team worse to meet than Canes in the 1st round. I feel like some other teams might go to playoffs with some ego and possibly underperform (lets say Tampa/Toronto/VGK), but Canes will come prepared. I think there is semi-consensus that they are the hardest working team atm.