WCF: Game 2 | Predators @ Ducks | 730 PM EST | SN, TVAS, NBCSN

[terranraida]

VS
5/14/2017 - 430 PM PST/730 PM EST
Honda Center


~Predicted Lines~
(Will update as they're released)

Ritchie - Getzlaf - Perry
Cogliano - Kesler - Silfverberg
Rakell - Vermette - Kase
Wagner - Thompson - Boll

Fowler - Vatanen
Lindholm - Montour
Theodore - Manson

Gibson
Bernier


Forsberg - Johansen - Arvidsson
Wilson - Jarnkrok - Neal
Salomäki - Fisher - Smith
Watson - Sissons - Zolnierczyk

Josi - Ellis
Ekholm - Subban
Irwin - Weber

Rinne
Saros

~Predicted Result~

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[Aardvarksson]

LGP

 

[playasRus]

Man, Anaheim's D line's age boggles my mind. Vatanen at 25 is the oldest, and is still younger than all of Nashville's group. To boot, Fowler is only 24 but has been in the league longer than anyone on Nashville's D line except Subban, even though Subban is 4 years older (both had their first full season in the NHL in '10-'11). Yes, he's been in the league even longer than 29 year old Matt Irwin (for reference's sake Irwin took longer than some to break through for his first full season in '13-'14).

Anaheim's future is hella bright on the back.

 

[Sombastate]

Go Preds

 

[hockeyisgud]

Must win for Anaheim tonight

 

[Terry Yake]

Must win for Anaheim tonight

it is but how many times have the ducks come back from a 2-0 deficit in the playoffs over the years?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Aberg really not playing again?

 

[Hockeyholic]

it is but how many times have the ducks come back from a 2-0 deficit in the playoffs over the years?

This. They won three straight vs the Kings and Preds after losing the first two at home in 14 & 16. Ultimately losing in 7. Than the Oilers series.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I'm assuming puck drop isn't at 7:30 eastern correct? That would be 430 in O.C.

 

[NSH615]

I'm assuming puck drop isn't at 7:30 eastern correct? That would be 430 in O.C.

Puck drop is likely about 7:40-7:45 eastern. And yes that is before 5PM in California, but it is a Sunday not a Tuesday.

 

[Mikeshane]

Areas of concern for Nashville going into this one:

Power play was useless, is the Ducks PK too good for them.
Inability to convert, lots of shots but few goals, does Gibson have their number.
Was game 1 true reflection or was it just taking advantage of a tired Ducks team.
Rinne's save percentage already going down.

 

[ZJuice]

Areas of concern for Nashville going into this one:

Power play was useless, is the Ducks PK too good for them.
Inability to convert, lots of shots but few goals, does Gibson have their number.
Was game 1 true reflection or was it just taking advantage of a tired Ducks team.
Rinne's save percentage already going down.

When did the Ducks PK become too good? Sounds like a PK problem imo

 

[olli]

Areas of concern for Nashville going into this one:

Power play was useless, is the Ducks PK too good for them.
Inability to convert, lots of shots but few goals, does Gibson have their number.
Was game 1 true reflection or was it just taking advantage of a tired Ducks team.
Rinne's save percentage already going down.

The .931 he posted last game is still pretty damn good…

 

[LuGBuG]

Let's go :

 

[LuGBuG]

Areas of concern for Nashville going into this one:

Power play was useless, is the Ducks PK too good for them.
Inability to convert, lots of shots but few goals, does Gibson have their number.
Was game 1 true reflection or was it just taking advantage of a tired Ducks team.
Rinne's save percentage already going down.

Yeah the Ducks pk is probably too good, they have proven all playoffs it's awesome

 

[ThirdManIn]

Roenick talking about the empty seats. Jones immediately corrected him and brought up the traffic issues.

**** you, JR.

 

[ThirdManIn]

Areas of concern for Nashville going into this one:

Power play was useless, is the Ducks PK too good for them.
Inability to convert, lots of shots but few goals, does Gibson have their number.
Was game 1 true reflection or was it just taking advantage of a tired Ducks team.
Rinne's save percentage already going down.

Wait what?

The Preds powerplay was generally very good. They got tons of chances, but didn't convert. That is different from "useless." Useless would be if they couldn't even get set up to get shots on net.

Gibson had a good game. No one is disputing that. They still got enough goals to win, so...

Rinne had a great game. His save percentage dropped from .951 to .950

Are you sure you watched the first game? About the only thing you got right is that the Ducks were tired, and even that didn't really begin to affect them until late in the game. Hell, they had almost two days between games. It's not like it was back-to-backs.

 

[Mikeshane]

When did the Ducks PK become too good? Sounds like a PK problem imo

Game 1 and in the regular season it was very good, they may have regained that form.

The .931 he posted last game is still pretty damn good…

It got them through game 1...barely. we'll see how it goes tonight.

 

[JLP]

Obviously predators would win against ducks.

But it's a hockey game and those are just team names.

 

[ducks8]

Missing this on. Stupid work

 

[Lempo]

Obviously predators would win against ducks.

But it's a hockey game and those are just team names.

Yeah but you would bet for the snake if you didn't know what the mangoose can do.

And what's good for mangoose is good for mangander.

Go Ducks.

 

[Frenchy]

Missing this on. Stupid work

well if you job gets in the way of a hockey game , you know what to do

 

[Esteban Tornado]

Roenick talking about the empty seats. Jones immediately corrected him and brought up the traffic issues.

**** you, JR.

He's right. Ducks dont have a fan base even though they are a good team. Look at the Kings, they have a 213 game sold out streak. The pond routinely gets taken over by the visiting teams fans. JR was also right when he said the fact that the ducks can't attract enough fans to bring electricity to the home team definitely affects the ducks. If the ducks had real fans, they would make it a point to leave early enough, take off work, whatever it takes to make it to their seats by puck drop.

 

[Daximus]

hahaha Kesler is such a POS

 

[RomanEmpire]

This series is gonna get naaaaassty