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emainvol

emainvol

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God forbid you switch those of us in the NASHVILLE market over to the NASHVILLE Predators game instead of some golf tournament that exactly three people in this country care about. That is all.
 
#2
#2
The problem is that only 4 people care about hockey . . . but I get your point.
 
#5
#5
I was really ticked off for game 3 when the game was blacked out. It's a playoff game, the arena was sold out and stupid VS. channel went black once the game was starting. I guess it's too much to ask for Fox Sports Net to show a Preds playoff game but instead a Braves game in which there are 160 games left of baseball season.
 
#6
#6
If you're not from Middle Tennessee you wouldn't understand our pain. I never liked hockey until we got the Preds but I love that team now.
 
#7
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jkell24 said:
I guess it's too much to ask for Fox Sports Net to show a Preds playoff game but instead a Braves game in which there are 160 games left of baseball season.
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If FSN had anything to do with it, I'm sure they'd love to show a Stanley Cup Playoff game in the local market, but . . .

. . . and besides, the Braves are playing on Sports South today anyway. FSN is showing a riveting documentary on the career of Reggie Miller. :p
 
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#8
Hockey draws about as much as soccer. And I'm a soccer fan. So I understand the frustration.
 
#9
#9
I'm a hockey and soccer fan...so I guess I'm really screwed. Anyway cable in the dorms are out right now, so I missed the whole game regardless.
 
#10
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emainvol said:
God forbid you switch those of us in the NASHVILLE market over to the NASHVILLE Predators game instead of some golf tournament that exactly three people in this country care about. That is all.
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turn on VS network
some folks are waiting to see Boo win
 
#11
#11
yeah, thank god i can now continue to follow my team in HD again. i am so glad the Wings got in done today so it will spare me having to watch FSN in regular TV for game 7.
 
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KCVolLaw said:
I'm a hockey and soccer fan...so I guess I'm really screwed. Anyway cable in the dorms are out right now, so I missed the whole game regardless.
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you didn't miss much. We played flatter than a flat-chested broad's chest.


Meh.

I'm tired of the "at least we made the playoffs, good for us" mentality of this team.

Turmoil or not, Trotz needs to go. 0-10 in road games in the playoffs, we didn't look like we belonged on the same ice as Detroit these last 2 games.

Sad thing is, we have no real forward prospects that look to crack the lineup.. expect more of Rich Peverley and Brandon Bochenski on our top 2 scoring lines.

We need a first line winger to play with Arnott and Dumont.

We need Erat to not disappear for 10 game stretches.
We need Dumont to not disappear for 10 game stretches.
We need Defensemen that will stand the other team up at the blue line.

Greg deVries needs to be released.
Greg Zanon needs to be released.
Ryan Suter needs to get his head out of his ass.

Dan Ellis needs to be resigned.
Chris Mason needs to be traded for whatever we can get.

That's all the venting I have right now.
 
#13
#13
considering what Trotz had to work with this year, be glad you made the playoffs. seriously, the Preds were garbage when the season started.
 
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#14
Alright, bear with me here Preds fans. I know the loss is still fresh on the mind but just a few questions.

1. Is there an official Preds thread? If not, we should make one. I've just gotten into hockey this year really and have yet to really claim allegiance to any team. But since I love the state of Tennessee and may be moving to Nashville soon, I may as well go ahead and start following the preds.

2. Seems like I've heard rumors of the team maybe leaving Nashville. Hopefully this is still not in the works. Anyone clear this up for me please?

3. I'm still a hockey noob so while I know the rules for the most part and such, it's a little less clear on players and coaches. Seems like Jonesey and many others are very knowledgeable. If we can get some good hockey talk going, I'm sure I could pick up pretty quickly.
 
#15
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if Jonesey was knowledgeable he'd realize that Trtoz is one of the best coaches in the league and would be without a job for about 45 seconds if the Preds cut him lose.
 
#16
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KCVolLaw said:
Alright, bear with me here Preds fans. I know the loss is still fresh on the mind but just a few questions.

1. Is there an official Preds thread? If not, we should make one. I've just gotten into hockey this year really and have yet to really claim allegiance to any team. But since I love the state of Tennessee and may be moving to Nashville soon, I may as well go ahead and start following the preds.

2. Seems like I've heard rumors of the team maybe leaving Nashville. Hopefully this is still not in the works. Anyone clear this up for me please?
3. I'm still a hockey noob so while I know the rules for the most part and such, it's a little less clear on players and coaches. Seems like Jonesey and many others are very knowledgeable. If we can get some good hockey talk going, I'm sure I could pick up pretty quickly.
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The Preds are safe for now because the city agreed to renegotiate their lease with the Sommet Center. The city put out 5 million dollars to keep the Preds in Nashville plus the new ownership is from Nashville so they will keep the team here too. Nashville also had them add a clause in the contract so that if they did leave at a later time it would cost the team several millions of dollars to the city. Actually Kansas City was one of the cities trying to land them in their new Sprint Center.
 
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Jonesey said:
you didn't miss much. We played flatter than a flat-chested broad's chest.


Meh.

I'm tired of the "at least we made the playoffs, good for us" mentality of this team.

Turmoil or not, Trotz needs to go. 0-10 in road games in the playoffs, we didn't look like we belonged on the same ice as Detroit these last 2 games.

Sad thing is, we have no real forward prospects that look to crack the lineup.. expect more of Rich Peverley and Brandon Bochenski on our top 2 scoring lines.

We need a first line winger to play with Arnott and Dumont.

We need Erat to not disappear for 10 game stretches.
We need Dumont to not disappear for 10 game stretches.
We need Defensemen that will stand the other team up at the blue line.

Greg deVries needs to be released.
Greg Zanon needs to be released.
Ryan Suter needs to get his head out of his ass.

Dan Ellis needs to be resigned.
Chris Mason needs to be traded for whatever we can get.

That's all the venting I have right now.
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We need some forwards and some offense in general. I would agree with most of that list except for Zanon. He is great in front of the goal and always sacrifices his body. We could also use a couple of more big/quick bodies.
 
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jkell24 said:
The Preds are safe for now because the city agreed to renegotiate their lease with the Sommet Center. The city put out 5 million dollars to keep the Preds in Nashville plus the new ownership is from Nashville so they will keep the team here too. Nashville also had them add a clause in the contract so that if they did leave at a later time it would cost the team several millions of dollars to the city. Actually Kansas City was one of the cities trying to land them in their new Sprint Center.
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Well that sounds like good news. I was pretty pumped when they said KC might get the penguins. But I'd rather not take away a team from Nashville. Plus, I may be in Nashville anyway.
 
#19
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Trotz is a great coach.

..in the regular season.

He has had a team in the playoffs 4 times, and has exactly 0 road wins and 0 series wins. We have won 6 games in 22 tries.

6-16 in the playoffs.

We have been the 8 seed twice, and both of those series went 6 games, both vs. Detroit.

We have been the 4 seed twice, and both of those series went 5 games, both vs. San Jose.

Any way that you spin it, Trotz has been an EPIC failure in the post season. His inability to matchup on the road and our anemic power play (which cannot be blamed on the assistants) not to mention the 40 line combinations he comes up with in a game, allowing no chemistry to develop between players.

Seriously, I can go on and on about Trotz, but please do not try to tell me I am not knowledgeable about the game of hockey.
 
#20
#20
every coach will mix and match his players in the playoffs. big deal. they had 82 games to work on chemistry.

like i said, your team was garbage when the year started. the fact that not only did they make the playoffs, but won two games, was impressive.
 
#22
#22
People still play hockey these days? That's news to me.

I've been to a Predators game and all I can remember was "Fang Fingers" in all its gayness...
 
#24
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Jonesey said:
Trotz is a great coach.

..in the regular season.

He has had a team in the playoffs 4 times, and has exactly 0 road wins and 0 series wins. We have won 6 games in 22 tries.

6-16 in the playoffs.

We have been the 8 seed twice, and both of those series went 6 games, both vs. Detroit.

We have been the 4 seed twice, and both of those series went 5 games, both vs. San Jose.

Any way that you spin it, Trotz has been an EPIC failure in the post season. His inability to matchup on the road and our anemic power play (which cannot be blamed on the assistants) not to mention the 40 line combinations he comes up with in a game, allowing no chemistry to develop between players.

Seriously, I can go on and on about Trotz, but please do not try to tell me I am not knowledgeable about the game of hockey.
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He made these changes after it became obvious that the goals were not coming. It was actually a good move to spread what playmakers we had out. We are not built for the playoffs and we will continue to see these results until that changes. We are a defensive oriented team and need more goal scorers. We surpassed the expectations for this year and even making the playoffs was a huge example of over achieving with the roster we had.
 
#25
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emainvol said:
God forbid you switch those of us in the NASHVILLE market over to the NASHVILLE Predators game instead of some golf tournament that exactly three people in this country care about. That is all.
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Golf=One of the most consistently highly rated sports properties for television networks.
Hockey=Watched only by Canadian imports and people with nothing better to do.
Advantage:Golf.
 
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