Preds playoffs

[Hound]

Preds free agents after this year:

Unrestricted:
Sullivan
Ward
Goc
O'Brien

Restricted:
Spaling
O'Reilly
Kostitsyn
Halischuk
Weber

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Ward and Weber should both be retained; but with the Preds' self-imposed cap, who knows...

 

[YankeeVol]

That was a crazy goal by Legwand

 

[volville]

Very fortuitous bounce.

 

[YankeeVol]

Preds keeping the pressure on this period

 

[Hound]

This team won't give up, now up 3-2 in the 3rd. Lotta game left, tho.

... and in less than 2 minutes, it's 4-2...

 

[vol4eva]

Woooo Joel Ward......I love how this team isn't giving up.

 

[bleedorange1983]

Ward, Rinne, and Weber are earning their money this series.

 

[BearCat204]

Winning this one in Vancouver would be huge for Nashville as far as momentum

 

[Ohio Vol]

That's not getting lucky. That's good scouting.

Basically, you're wrong and if you care to know why, there's a long post by me about it in the NHL thread about this very subject in the last couple of months.

The last 20 years will diagree too.
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There's a massive element of luck when consensus first-rounders like Hudler and Howard fall into the laps of Detroit late in the second round. And considering the unusually high number of early-round flameouts that Detroit has drafted in the last 20 years, it's awfully tough to shrug and say "good scouting". There were three years (1995 through 1997) that featured not a single legitimate NHL player drafted.

Detroit's success of the last 20 years was built on one draft class that was the stuff of legends (1989), previously acquired pieces being moved out for better ones, and being able to convince aging UFAs to take an enormous pay cut in order to come into the fold.

 

[YankeeVol]

And Kessler scores.......

 

[JTrainDavis]

And Kessler scores.......

Trotz said Kessler is Mark Messier. High praise.

 

[BearCat204]

Kesler is better than Kessler imo

 

[bleedorange1983]

And Kessler scores.......

He needs to take a couple more pucks and/or sticks to the face

 

[BigPapaVol]

Kesler is better than Kessler imo

Kesler has a new vent in his face.
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[BearCat204]

Kesler has a new vent in his face.
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Did he get it when he was just robbed of that last goal

 

[bleedorange1983]

Great win. Suck it Canada

 

[milohimself]

Winning this one in Vancouver would be huge for Nashville as far as momentum

Ask Chicago about momentum.
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[BigPapaVol]

Did he get it when he was just robbed of that last goal

No. Puck caromed off a stick and hit him below the mouth.
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[BigPapaVol]

Ask Chicago about momentum.
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Especially when Nashville has played tight as a freshman cheerleader at home.
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[YankeeVol]

Nice win for the Preds. Not going away easy

 

[vol4eva]

Great win. Love how they don't quit....The 2nd and 3rd periods are how we have to play Monday night.

 

[vol4eva]

Ask Chicago about momentum.
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You did almost choke it away....could the Preds be getting into Vancouvers heads? The pressure on Vancouver just went up a notch.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Ask Chicago about momentum.
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It's not like the Canucks shut them down in Game 6 or anything.

 

[volville]

Its a little early to say we have the momentum. We haven't played well at home and that has to change monday. We aren't as skilled as them so we have to out work them the whole night if we want a chance and we have to have bounces go our way. Glad I get to watch them at least one more time.

 

[milohimself]

It's not like the Canucks shut them down in Game 6 or anything.

And it's not like the team all of North America said would carry momentum to a series win is watching the playoffs on their asses or anything.

El Nooks wrap this one up in the Royal Province of Opryland and Vanderbilt University.