GDT: Kings @ Preds - 12.22.07(and bringing up the rear edition)

[irisheyes555]

(12-22-2)________ (14-16-2)



Kings lead the season series 1-0




Kings roadies_____________________Preds homies




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Nashville, Tennessee
Sommet Center





RADIO & TV INFORMATION

MEDIUM	STATION	TIME(CST)	BROADCASTERS	LINKS/INFO
Television	FSN-S	7:00	Pete Weber & Terry Crisp	Comcast Ch28
Television	FSN-W	9:00	Bob Miller & Jim Fox	Fox Sports West
Radio	100.1-FM	7:00	Pete Weber & Terry Crisp	WRLT Feed
Radio	1150-AM	9:30	Daryl Evans & Nick Nickson	KTLK Feed
Satellite Radio	XM Ch237	7:00	Pete Weber & Terry Crisp	XM237

yes this recent stretch almost makes us want to cry too




MEDIA NEWS & NUGGETS

INTERNET LINK	SOURCE
Recap of last meeting(10.23.07) Kings in a blowout 6-nil	NHL website
Highlights of last meeting(10.23.07)	NHL website
NHL Preview Page	NHL website
Preds Preview Page	Predators website
Kings Preview Page	Kings website
ESPN Preview Page	ESPN Website
Tennessean preview page	Tennessean Website
Why would we change anything???	Tennessean
And when we get behind closed doors...	Tennessean

Can we get off the schnide?????





WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

TEAM	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	GF	GA	HOME	AWAY	L10
Detroit	35	25	7	3	53	124	81	16-2-1	9-5-2	8-1-1
Dallas	36	20	12	4	44	105	91	9-5-2	11-7-2	7-3-0
Minnesota	34	20	12	2	42	89	86	12-5-0	8-7-2	7-3-0
Colorado	35	20	13	2	42	106	100	14-3-0	6-10-2	6-3-1
Vancouver	35	19	12	4	42	94	83	9-6-2	10-6-2	5-3-2
San Jose	34	18	11	5	41	86	78	6-8-3	12-3-2	6-3-1
Calgary	36	17	13	6	40	106	107	7-7-5	10-6-1	7-0-3
Anaheim	37	17	15	5	39	90	102	10-6-4	7-9-1	5-4-1
St. Louis	31	17	12	2	36	82	81	11-5-1	6-7-1	4-4-2
Columbus	34	15	13	6	36	84	84	10-5-4	5-8-2	4-4-2
Edmonton	36	16	17	3	34	94	108	8-10-1	8-7-2	5-3-2
Phoenix	33	17	16	0	34	85	89	5-8-0	12-8-0	6-4-0
Chicago	33	16	15	2	34	98	94	10-9-0	6-6-2	4-6-0
Nashville	32	14	16	2	30	87	97	8-6-1	6-10-1	3-7-1
Los Angeles	36	12	22	2	26	96	121	8-11-1	4-11-1	2-8-0

PROBABLES AND INJURIES
Netminders: MASON and AUBIN

Kings injuries:

• Probable -
• Doubtful -
• Out - RW D. Brown (shoulder)

Predators injuries:

• Probable -
• Doubtful -
• Out - LW Steve Sullivan (back)

anyone remember this sound?????





TEAM COMPARISON

	STAT
30	POINTS	26
14	WINS	12
3	SHUTOUTS	1
87	GOALS	96
97	GOALS AGAINST	121
20	PP GOALS	33
23	PP GOALS ALLOWED	32
28	POWERPLAY RANK	8
11	PENALTY KILL RANK	28
0.750	WIN % LEADING AFTER 1st	0.417
0.900	WIN % LEADING AFTER 2nd	0.818
0.182	WIN % TRAILING AFTER 1st	0.333
0.133	WIN % TRAILING AFTER 2nd	0.050

TEAM LEADERS

STAT		#		#
SOG	J. Arnott	103	M. Cammalleri	116
GOALS	R. Bonk	11	D. Brown	16
ASSISTS	M. Erat	17	A. Kopitar	21
POINTS	M. Erat	26	A. Kopitar	36
+/-	V. Koistinen	+7	S. Thorton	+3
PIM	J. Tootoo	41	R. Blake	62

Individual Players Stats for the Predators from ESPN__________Individual Players Stats for the Kings from ESPN




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[SLake]

Well, the Kings lost last night in Columbus by a 2-1 score...it was their sixth consecutive loss and they are struggling to score goals right now. Sound familiar? Preds have lost five straight...by rule...someone has to win tonight. Hopefully, it is the Predators.

[sparkle twin]

Originally Posted by SLake

Well, the Kings lost last night in Columbus by a 2-1 score...it was their sixth consecutive loss and they are struggling to score goals right now. Sound familiar? Preds have lost five straight...by rule...someone has to win tonight. Hopefully, it is the Predators.

You know what sucks about that game...the BJ's scored a goal exactly like Bonk or Radulov did that was waived off due to a quick whistle.

In one replay you can see Koharski skating towards the net with his whistle going towards his mouth, then the BJ player comes in and jams his stick between the Kings goalie's pad and shoves the puck into the net after the goalie had it covered, then Koharski points to the goal. There is no way he could have seen it or that it was loose or else he wouldn't have been about to blow his whistle.

And to think we had a goal waived off because the official had "intended" to blow his whistle.


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Both teams are going to be pissy, maybe there will be some fights.

[SLake]

Originally Posted by spank303

You know what sucks about that game...the BJ's scored a goal exactly like Bonk or Radulov did that was waived off due to a quick whistle.

In one replay you can see Koharski skating towards the net with his whistle going towards his mouth, then the BJ player comes in and jams his stick between the Kings goalie's pad and shoves the puck into the net after the goalie had it covered, then Koharski points to the goal. There is no way he could have seen it or that it was loose or else he wouldn't have been about to blow his whistle.

And to think we had a goal waived off because the official had "intended" to blow his whistle.


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Both teams are going to be pissy, maybe there will be some fights.

The difference is that the initial call on the ice by the referee was "goal", whereas in both Predator cases, the initial call was "no goal".

[OurGocIsAnAwesomeGoc]

I think that it's safe to say that if we lose this game, the discussion shifts totally to the draft\offseason targets.

[KINGS17]

Nashville wins this game.

There is no way the Kings let you guys lose and get a leg up on us in the Stamkos derby.

[handtrick]

Originally Posted by nomorekids

I think that it's safe to say that if we lose this game, the discussion shifts totally to the draft\offseason targets.

The next four games are critical to this year....LAK, CBJ, CHI, CBJ.
I predict we win 3 out of the next 4.

If we don't win at least two, I don't think Poile will have any choice but to make a coaching change [as much as he probably doesn't want to do so].

[Dave is a killer]

Originally Posted by handtrick

The next four games are critical to this year....LAK, CBJ, CHI, CBJ.
I predict we win 3 out of the next 4.

If we don't win at least two, I don't think Poile will have any choice but to make a coaching change [as much as he probably doesn't want to do so].

I think that the Predators should win all 4 ... if not sayonara Trotz

[handtrick]

Tonight's game is truly a watershed moment.

If the player's come out with a lackadaisical effort tonight....they are, in fact, voting with their skates for a coaching change.

If they come out and play a relentless game, they are showing that they still have some degree of faith in this coaching staff and know that it is up to them in the room to change their fortunes, much as they did after the 0-6 streak earlier this year.

[jstreet]

Look on the bright side people. Stamkos.

[Dave is a killer]

Originally Posted by burnlikestars

Look on the bright side people. Stamkos.

not just stamkos ... we may have TWO top 10 draft picks if floriduh continues to play as well as they have this year

[PredDave]

Originally Posted by Fire Trotz

not just stamkos ... we may have TWO top 10 draft picks if floriduh continues to play as well as they have this year

Yeah, but they will both be defensemen (with poor attitudes, ruined by our coaching staff)

[Thrice]

I really hope you guys win tonight.

[BehindEnemyLines]

Kings fan here..I dont want you guys getting stamkos!! its a fight to the last place!! haha

Good luck

[oz615]

So far,so good, 1-0 good guys ,keep the foot on the gas guys!!

[Dave is a killer]

Kopitar you cheap piece of Euro-trash ... *gets back on soap box* ... time to bring in no-touch icing

[Dave is a killer]

tie game ... Vishnovski(y)

[Dave is a killer]

3-2 ... Suter & then Arnott & Patty O Irishman for the Kings

[Paincakes]

Hat Trick Arnie!!!!

[Dave is a killer]

nice missed call refs ... Stuart highsticks J P Dumont and none of the 4 refs on the ice see it ...

[oz615]

HUGE win guys,let go for #2 tommorrow afternoon.

[OurGocIsAnAwesomeGoc]

Originally Posted by oz615

HUGE win guys,let go for #2 tommorrow afternoon.

I stop short of calling a squeak-out win over the Kings "huge," at least until I see it pulls us off the downward plunge.

Good crowd tonight, though. A little quiet for such a big crowd, but it was a fun night.

[OurGocIsAnAwesomeGoc]

Oh, also...saw David Poile on the 300 level concourse in between the 2nd and 3rd. Didn't say anything, though.

[PredsMan]

he's always up there. the booth he watches the game from is up there.

Scouts and other GM's sit nextdoor.

[Enoch]

Originally Posted by nomorekids

Oh, also...saw David Poile on the 300 level concourse in between the 2nd and 3rd. Didn't say anything, though.

I have seen quite a few execs up there, most notably Pierre Lacroix a few years back.