Post-Game Talk: WIN!! - Predators vs Sabres

[Legionnaire11]

Home: Nashville Predators (21-18-7) 6th Central / 11th West / 5th Wildcard
Last Game: 4-2 L vs Anaheim Ducks
Last 10: 3-6-1 :: 28 GF - 37 GA :: -9

Away: Buffalo Sabres (22-19-7) 5th Atlantic / 11th East / 5th Wildcard
Last Game: 4-1 W @ Dallas Stars
Last 10: 5-5-0 :: 29 GF - 31 GA :: -2
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Starting Goalies:
NSH: Pekka Rinne (15-10-3) .896 (likely)
BUF: Linus Ullmark (16-12-3) .913 (likely)
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Predators Leaders
G: Filip Forsberg - 16
A: Roman Josi- 33
P: Roman Josi - 47
PIM: Austin Watson - 49

Sabres Leaders
G: Jack Eichel - 28
A: Jack Eichel - 34
P: Jack Eichel - 62
PIM: Rasmus Ristolainen - 36
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Predators Lines
Calle Jarnkrok - Ryan Johansen - Craig Smith
Filip Forsberg - Matt Duchene - Mikael Granlund
Rocco Grimaldi - Nick Bonino - Viktor Arvidsson
Colin Blackwell - Kyle Turris - Austin Watson

Roman Josi - Yannick Weber
Mattias Ekholm - Dante Fabbro
Dan Hamhuis - Matt Irwin

Sabres Lines
Jimmy Vesey - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart
Zemgus Girgensons - Johan Larsson - Kyle Okposo
Curtis Lazar - Marcus Johansson - Michael Frolik
Scott Wilson - Evan Rodrigues - Rasmus Asplund

Lawrence Pilut - Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin - Henri Jokiharju
Jake McCabe - Brandon Montour

(Goalies and Lines subject to change as more info becomes available)

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[Legionnaire11]

Despite Buffalo's 5-5 record in their last 10, they've won three in a row and five of their last seven. Their previous three games are...

5-1 W @ Detroit
4-2 W vs Vegas
4-1 W @ Dallas

That's a combined 13-4. What looks like a good matchup for the Preds on paper, might be coming at a really bad time for us.

But like I said a few days ago, surrounding the bye-week and all-star break, the Preds have a three game stand vs ANH, BUF and TOR. We need to win two of the three, already lost to Anaheim but can salvage this stretch starting with a win tonight.

 

[Byrddog]

This will be a goaltending decision Ullmark has only lost 1 in the last 6 and that was to the Blues the other 4 games he allowed 2 or less with wins over Dallas, Vegas, Florida and Detroit and an OT win over Edmonton.

Stop Jack Eichel and Reinhart and the Preds have a good chance Olofsson and Skinner are still out and that little worm Vesy will be back in the top 6.

I know its Sat night and what Preds team will show up.

 

[PredsV82]

I would not want to be someone who paid money for tickets to see this team tonight. Last game for 9 days? I'm guessing these guys are already checked out and have their flights booked to somewhere tropical. Poor Josi, stuck going to St Louis.

 

[Armourboy]

As mentally fragile as this group is I would expect this to be ugly..

 

[Legionnaire11]

As mentally fragile as this group is I would expect this to be ugly..

God help these message boards with a week off if the Preds get spanked tonight

 

[hockey diva]

May play the “how many tape to tape passes are made on each shift” game tonight.

 

[FossilFndr]

Willie says they are bringing that Winter Classic vibe tonight, So a loss.

 

[Legionnaire11]

I hate guests in the booth, is there even a decent reason for KLG to be there?

 

[Roman Yoshi]

These guest interviews in the booth are f***ing brutal.

 

[PredsV82]

That power play was putrid.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Too much of these long, quick breakout passes to nobody. It looks like they're trying to spring someone for a breakaway or odd-man rush, but the passes are just a hope and a prayer. I really don't get it, because the first few games under Hynes, where the team did have success, they were breaking out as a unit and really protecting the puck.

 

[PredsV82]

Sabres dont have to break up our cycle, we will do it ourselves

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Our heads are so far up our asses...I'm almost out of hope at this point.

 

[FossilFndr]

That's our preds

 

[Legionnaire11]

Playing from behind has been soooooo good to the Preds this season

 

[PredsV82]

Goddammit Weber... lose your man, then tackle Pekka. f*** this shit.

 

[GoldOnGold]

We have given up a lot of goals like that recently.

 

[sparkle twin]

Welp, I guess we'll see if they go dead or have an answer.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Weber covering the wrong guy and Johansen covering nobody. $8 million a year awareness on display.

 

[Legionnaire11]

I don't think we've outscored an opponent this season in a period with a guest in the broadcast booth.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

Weber covering the wrong guy and Johansen covering nobody. $8 million a year awareness on display.

i put that on johansen.

that fat f*** got paid and was just floating

 

[sparkle twin]

I don't think we've outscored an opponent this season in a period with a guest in the broadcast booth.

Well we better start, there's another guest coming in the second period.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

these intermission interviews are bad

get pucks behind the D

pucks to the net

Keep doing what we're doing

I hate this whole team

 

[originalpredfan]

Very frustrating to watch our play in the offensive zone. We apparently don't have any forward not named Forsberg who can put the puck where the goalie isn't. You would think they would realize that pucks don't travel through a human body. Buffalo gets less than a minute in our zone and comes away with a goal.