Post-Game Talk: WCQF Game 3: ANA @ NSH | 8:30 pm CT (9:30 PM ET)

[adsfan]

Why did Anaheim take a TO? They could just have somebody fiddle around with their helmet for a minute or two, again.

 

[TootooTrain]

Uhg so many 'hope' passes. Need conviction and support.

 

[klt2001]

At this point I'd rather play in Anaheim.

Lol. I know right...lol. Home ice is overrated...lol.

 

[adsfan]

Lol. I know right...lol. Home ice is overrated...lol.

You actually have to show up to play!

 

[klt2001]

It's the curse of home ice and goalie change

 

[BonMorrison]

Ugh.

 

[jwhouk]

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

The Good:

Rinne despite the SV%

The Bad:

Pretty much everything else

 

[golfmade]

Well, learn from this ********* and be ready to play better in game 4.

 

[adsfan]

It's the curse of home ice and goalie change

It won't last as long as a goat curse!

 

[klt2001]

You actually have to show up to play!

Well I think there is alot less pressure to play on the road than at home where you have to worry both about the game and playing well for your crowd.

 

[bdub24]

Bounce back time boys! This one is over. Regroup, get back in their heads.

 

[adsfan]

"Tighten it up, watch your backs, support each other!"

 

[INDhockeyfan]

Bad game without Smith. I hope he is OK as losing him for the series could really hurt. Our lines really had chemistry and it totally screwed them up. Credit the ducks for their defensive play and not letting us get anything going. Did anybody really think we'd sweep? Come out to play game 5 and win

 

[TitansVolsPreds615]

Fml. Ty

 

[JamestheSame]

I figured this would happen. Seems to be the Preds story every year in the playoffs. As soon as the other team changes their goalie, we get shut out.

This is the first time we went into a series at 2-0 though. So we have an extra game to adjust.

Let's hope we come hard Thursday, and put a strangle hold on this series.

 

[Phototropic]

Not too upset given the circumstances, but I really hope Smith is back next game. The lines are so much worse when you remove any of the top 6.

 

[klt2001]

Well we were due for a loss but this was an all around bad/poor game by the Preds. Going to need to move on and focus on the next game. The Preds need to come out physical and flying come next game though and going after the puck/winning the puck battles. They got away from that in this game and it cost them.


Bitetto needs to play better and get rid of the puck faster. He was turning over the puck bad in this game.

 

[Preds Partisan]

Preds played like they got an early start on 4/20 Day.

 

[LCPreds]

Well that was worthless. 5am is gonna feel a lot earlier tomorrow than it did yesterday.

 

[jwhouk]

This is on me, guys. I forgot the "Butts kicked" post.

 

[golfmade]

I'm really hoping Smith is OK, fingers crossed.

 

[klt2001]

I'm really hoping Smith is OK, fingers crossed.

Yeah I hope so too. Need his speed and aggressiveness on the forecheck to keep pucks in.

 

[klt2001]

On the bright side the next game should be better than it was tonight. Surely it can't be worst than this game.

 

[Marty Party]

The Preds never gave us a chance to Stand With Them tonight.

Smith got hurt right after puck drop but I didn't see what happened. We had the puck in their zone and he skated back to the bench by himself and headed down the tunnel.