Post-Game Talk: Game #69 Nashville Predators @ Vancouver Canucks 3/12/2016

[NSH615]

And you know this how???? Is that just like the stretch we just completed where we played the Hawks, Blues and Stars back to back to back- and won all 3???

Again, your posts make zero sense, but I am out on this discussion- agree to disagree.

Playing the best team in the league on the 2nd night of B2B's. If we can't beat a measly Calgary in a similar situation, I don't see us getting out of that game with a point.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

And if anyone wants to feel better about our chances, just take a look at Colorado's remaining schedule. It is absolutely brutal.

I'm not too worried about making the playoffs, more that I'd rather see us entering them as the team we've seen over the last month than reverting to first half of season form. Two losses (if we don't come back tonight) doesn't dispel the prior streak, but also doesn't inspire a ton of confidence when factoring the competition.

Hopefully they come out and dominate the third and give nothing to worry about.

 

[drwpreds]

I will try to make this a little easier to understand for all of you who think we will be "lucky to make the playoffs"

I will go ahead and assume a loss in tonight's game just for argument's sake. That will make the standings:

Preds 13 81
Avs 12 74

7 point lead WITH a game in hand.

If we go just 6-7 in the final 13 games, the Avs will have to go 9-2-1 to tie us in the standings.

If we go 7-6 in the final 13 games, the Avs will have to go 10-1-1 to tie us in the standings.

Take a look at the Avs schedule- there is ZERO chance of them going 10-1-1 and almost no chance of 9-2-1.

Heck, even if we completely tank and finish 5-8, they STILL have to 8-3-1 just to tie us, and even that is a longshot for them. And even better, the Avs and Wild play each other, so one of them is guaranteed another loss.

Still think we will be "lucky to make the playoffs"??????

 

[drwpreds]

I'm not too worried about making the playoffs, more that I'd rather see us entering them as the team we've seen over the last month than reverting to first half of season form. Two losses (if we don't come back tonight) doesn't dispel the prior streak, but also doesn't inspire a ton of confidence when factoring the competition.

Hopefully they come out and dominate the third and give nothing to worry about.

I hear you, but even if we lose this game we have points in 14 out of 15 games. We aren't going 13-0-0 the rest of the way. And we have proven over the past 2 months that we can hang with and beat the big boys- one loss against a non playoff team is nothing to get too worked up about . There is no such thing as an easy, guaranteed win in this league.

 

[gratefulpred]

Enough doom and gloom, if we poop the bed tonight or Monday, no worries. Kick the dust off and look to the next game.

 

[NSH615]

Terrible penalty there.

 

[Mass]

Refs effed that up

 

[Mustard]

Canuck dive typical.

 

[Cashville]

I never complain about the refs, but that is the worst 4 min high sticking I've ever seen

EDIT: It wasn't a dive; Hamhuis lifted Ribeiro's stick right into his face
EDIT2: Was it 4 mins? I'm at a bar

 

[Mustard]

Dude was smiling on the bench. Hammer lifted Ribeiro's stick into a guy with a cage. No blood. 4 Minutes?!

 

[INDhockeyfan]

Dude was smiling on the bench. Hammer lifted Ribeiro's stick into a guy with a cage. No blood. 4 Minutes?!

There was blood. His nose was bleeding.

 

[Cashville]

Doesn't matter; stick was lifted. That shouldn't be a high stick period.

 

[klt2001]

Game getting chippy.

 

[Mathew Barzal]

Game getting chippy.

"getting" ... heh.

 

[klt2001]

"getting" ... heh.

Still waiting for a fight from Fisher.

 

[wadesworld]

How do you cross-check Ardvisson twice in the back while he's laying on the ice right in front of the ref with no call?

 

[Mustard]

There was blood. His nose was bleeding.

Still wasn't a penalty.

 

[NSH615]

This team SUCKS. Not because they finally actually lose a game, but because they can't beat two teams that have mailed it in.

 

[klt2001]

Welp that's game.

 

[INDhockeyfan]

They tried hard but the streak had to end sometime.

 

[klt2001]

Just going to have to forget this one and move on to the next one.

 

[klt2001]

Hopefully they learn from the last two games that they need to get a better first period start. Poor first period starts is what cost us these last two games. Oh well time to move on.

 

[Cashville]

Sucks, but the team has played very well for a very long time. Yes, CGY was terrible; still took a point. We had to lose in regulation at some point and tonight was the night. I will never ever blame a game on the refs, but I will say we certainly did not get any zebra help tonight. On to the next; go Perds.

 

[glenngineer]

This team SUCKS. Not because they finally actually lose a game, but because they can't beat two teams that have mailed it in.

Go root for another team then if you're so discouraged by their play.

 

[Mustard]

Looked good in the 3rd. Not too worried about it. Weird game. On to McJesus