GDT: Nashville Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets - 1-19-13

[Legionnaire11]

I kind of wish that the league would just go about business as usual instead of groveling to the fans. It's apparent right away that the Preds broadcasts will feature a lot of sucking up to fans, and that's just not going to cut it for me and frankly will get annoying VERY fast. The only way for the NHL to really prove they mean business is to avoid a work stoppage when this CBA expires. Everything else is just going to come across as gimmicky.

[Fortheloveofthegame]

Nhl.com website overloaded today, but love the new stats! Giveaways, takeaways, blocked shots, face off percentage all added!
Great game so far! Keep it going guys!

[golfmade]

2nd underway, great hustle by Horny to get that puck.

[BourqueBourqueBork]

Originally Posted by Webersmashpuck

True, but Josi looks good and Ellis looks better. Now I know its one game, but hopefully its a sign of things to come.

Yes. Hopefully a sign of things to come.

I like (most of) what I see so far. But we all know as the season wears on, the young guys usually have their struggles. I'm hoping that with the shortened season, we won't see so much of that.

I like how the D pairs seem to work together.

The forwards, as usual, are pretty much a jumble. Not that there's no chemistry.

[golfmade]

Weber standing up for Smith.

[brah]

clearly left his feet

[worstfaceoffmanever]

Does anybody else have their game seemingly randomly interrupted by commercial breaks in the middle of play?

[ZombPred]

Boll being a punk to the fans in the box.

[dknash]

Refs must really feel sorry for Columbus or something.

[BourqueBourqueBork]

2 minutes for roughing? What kind of crap is that??

[ZombPred]

Originally Posted by golfmade

Weber standing up for Smith.

Standing up for Fisher :-)

[PredsV82]

Originally Posted by golfmade

Weber standing up for Smith.

As admirable as the sentiment is it is absolutely stupid for weber to put himself in the box for 5 minutes

[brah]

Originally Posted by PredsV82

As admirable as the sentiment is it is absolutely stupid for weber to put himself in the box for 5 minutes

we'll see how it works out

[brah]

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[golfmade]

Originally Posted by ZombPred

Standing up for Fisher :-)

Doh, thanks!

Originally Posted by PredsV82

As admirable as the sentiment is it is absolutely stupid for weber to put himself in the box for 5 minutes

Good point.


And crap, tie game.

[worstfaceoffmanever]

Gaustad just got abused...

[dknash]

Soft.

[PredsV82]

Holy **** that was bad.... rinne looking less than stellar tonite

[tserberis]

Yeah, that the softy Rinne was letting in every game for Minsk in KHL.
I was worried about it...

[Everlong]

Soft play on Anisimov, bah. Shouldn't have even made it that far in close.

[ZombPred]

Lulz at the name duo name "Gillis." Ellis and Hal Gill!!!

[golfmade]

Frustrating to see can't even safely get it out of our own zone.

[BourqueBourqueBork]

We're letting them control the puck a bit too much in the D zone.

[golfmade]

If the purpose at the moment is to let Rinne face all kinds of shots from various angles we're doing a great job.

[ZombPred]

Wish we had traitor toots to knock Boll on his butt.