Rick Sadowski: Look to even series without Girard

I just gotta a feeling that sleeping giant of Smashville is about to wake up and whoop that ass tonight.

I just gotta a feeling that sleeping giant of Smashville is about to wake up and whoop that ass tonight.
- PREDX1

you are starting Rinne...so depends if hes a trash panda or not again

you are starting Rinne...so depends if hes a trash panda or not again
- DDM-Coga

Back, Fatmarsh, back!

Today @ 5:32 PM ET
I just gotta a feeling that sleeping giant of Smashville is about to wake up and whoop that ass tonight.


You better hope you guys have another gear, it's been hard enough for you to beat an 8th seed with a backup goalie and a depleted defence. If you do have that extra gear you'll certainly need it next round. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, Mackinnon is on another level and well see how you guys can handle that first before we start talking about the Peg.

Back, Fatmarsh, back!
- smellmyfinger

WE ARE SO BACK

WE ARE SO BACK
- DDM-Coga

2-2 and 2-2 after tonight!

May Allah look after the Avs.

Akita!

May Allah look after the Avs.
- nayefj

You heathen! It’s on your head if they lose!

You heathen! It’s on your head if they lose!
- Iggysbff

I know; I'm already tempting fate because Allah doesn't exist.

I know; I'm already tempting fate because Allah doesn't exist.
- nayefj

I hope you're happy

I didn’t realize the preds flopped and dove so much. I love the rough stuff and chippiness (playoffs), but geez it’s kinda pathetic to see from a team I thought I respected prior to this series.

I didn’t realize the preds flopped and dove so much. I love the rough stuff and chippiness (playoffs), but geez it’s kinda pathetic to see from a team I thought I respected prior to this series.
- MattyIce9

Oh, piss off. Every team has players that embellish, even yours. Don’t get all high and mighty. Avs are getting their asses handed to them and the Preds are outplaying, outhitting, and outperforming then in goal. This is that extra gear someone earlier alluding to them needing.

I didn’t realize the preds flopped and dove so much. I love the rough stuff and chippiness (playoffs), but geez it’s kinda pathetic to see from a team I thought I respected prior to this series.
- MattyIce9

And are we supposed to respect a team that keeps spearing?

I 100% agree. In fact, I think it’s surprising the avs were able to take one. If this gets to six, I’d call it a win for this beat up young team. No reason to get upset, I simply made a comment on my observations, which is just an opinion. Both teams are making chippy plays, but only one is flopping (when they don’t need to imo)

That was a bullpoop call to uphold that goal

That was a bullpoop call to uphold that goal
- Yzerman|sTheMan

Yep! Clear bump by Comeau...puck would stay on Rinne if not bumped...

Yep! Clear bump by Comeau...puck would stay on Rinne if not bumped...
- Raven33

go back to wondering how your poopty team is going to (frank) up trading karlsson

That was a bullpoop call to uphold that goal
- Yzerman|sTheMan

meh, not really. Rule is if contact hinders the goalie from from making the save.

There is incidental contact but.... did that impeding the Rinne's ability to make a save. Probably not.

The rule is so (frank)ed now that there is clear what is goaltender interference anymore, Goal or no goal I wasn't going to be shocked with the call. League has let these Mickey Mouse stuff to call back a goal get out of hand

This was the first game the Predators outplayed the Avs. And even then the Avs made a game of it late. We have been the better team this series but the better team doesnt always win. If Varly was in net it could have easily been 3 1 for the Avs

This was the first game the Predators outplayed the Avs. And even then the Avs made a game of it late. We have been the better team this series but the better team doesnt always win. If Varly was in net it could have easily been 3 1 for the Avs
- Avsrchamps01

Holy crap that's a bold statement.

go back to wondering how your poopty team is going to (frank) up trading karlsson
- DDM-Coga

Oh i'm sure cheapy melnyk will screw this up...but that has nothing to do with yesterday's game...

meh, not really. Rule is if contact hinders the goalie from from making the save.

There is incidental contact but.... did that impeding the Rinne's ability to make a save. Probably not.

The rule is so (frank)ed now that there is clear what is goaltender interference anymore, Goal or no goal I wasn't going to be shocked with the call. League has let these Mickey Mouse stuff to call back a goal get out of hand
- DDM-Coga

At least you guys didn't roll over like the Ducks. Yeesh. Home ice and they got spanked.

I hope you're happy
- Iggysbff