GDT: Game 79: Preds vs Those F'n Guys 7PM | Fiala and Hartman have how many goals? EACH??? Edition

[PredsV82]

Truly flirting with disaster. Lose tonight and the playoffs are very much in doubt.

Bringing back one from earlier this season that seemed to work:

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[Scoresberg]

Oh, it’s up already.

Prove that last night was a fluke..

 

[Aardvarksson]

Win 3 of the last 4 and it makes up for that joke of a performance last night.

 

[Legionnaire11]

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(44-29-5) 93 pts
Predators Lineup:
Tolvanen-Johansen-Tomasino
Forsberg-Granlund-Duchene
Trenin-Sissons-Jeannot
Cousins-McCarron-Kunin

Josi-Fabbro
Ekholm-Carrier
Borowiecki-Benning

Predators Injuries:
Jeremy Lauzon - DTD - Lower Body



(50-21-7) 107 pts
Wild Lineup:
Kaprizov-Hartman-Bjugstad
Fiala-Gaudreau-Boldy
Cramarossa-Eriksson Ek-Dewar
Deslauriers-Jost-Duhaime

Middleton-Spurgeon
Brodin-Goligoski
Merrill-Kulikov

Wild Injuries:
Mats Zuccarello - DTD - Lower Body
Marcus Foligno - DTD - COVID
Jordan Greenway - DTD - Upper Body
Matt Dumba - DTD - Upper Body

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Goalies:

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Last Game:
Predators: L | 2-6 @ TBL
Wild: W | 6-3 vs SEA

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Betting Odds:

Recap:

 

[hockey diva]

We just can’t have nice things…

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

How has Kunin been for you guys? Numbers look a bit down. I’ve always thought he’s got a few 40-50 point seasons in him.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

How has Kunin been for you guys? Numbers look a bit down. I’ve always thought he’s got a few 40-50 point seasons in him.

Eh... maybe he raised our hopes a little with his good finish to last season, but I think our general consensus this season is that - especially for all the opportunity he has gotten to be a 2nd line player - he is leaving us wanting. At least in terms of skill/production. He's playing a good physical game and throwing hits, so that's something. But he has looked a lot more like a bottom-6 player when instead we wanted to see him as a top-6 player.

Based on this year, I can't imagine any of us thinking he has a 40-50 pt season in him. In fact, another 30-pt season seems like it might be a bit of a stretch. But that's just "based on this year". It sure would be nice if he could get his scoring touch back. For all his physical play along the boards and the PIMs he has been piling up, even some fights, frankly we need him to go the net more and actually touch the puck more.

 

[adsfan]

I am shocked that the Preds are favored by 1.5 goals.

The scores have been 5-2, 6-2 and 6-2 in three Preds wins.

Where can I get some money down on this game?

 

[czechczech]

Skate!

 

[AnalogKid]

So hoping I don't have to switch over to Netflix midway through the second....

 

[bdub24]

Hey I’m about to head up to Chicago.

Can somebody spot me McCarron for the NPPG please? Anybody want a Portillo’s while I’m up there?

 

[adsfan]

Hey I’m about to head up to Chicago.

Can somebody spot me McCarron for the NPPG please? Anybody want a Portillo’s while I’m up there?

That is going a long way for food! (I used to go to Toledo or Indy for Skyline Chili before you could order food on the internet.)

We have some Portillo's in the Milwaukee area, but I don't like Chicago style hotdogs. I get other things on the menu like Italian Beef.

Edit: Now I just go 1 mile to the Kroger's to get Skyline.

 

[adsfan]

Hey I’m about to head up to Chicago.

Can somebody spot me McCarron for the NPPG please? Anybody want a Portillo’s while I’m up there?

There is no place to park in Chicago. Take an Uber from Gary or Elmhurst.

 

[BigFatCat999]

so Preds can clinch tonight

 

[Soundgarden]

There is no place to park in Chicago. Take an Uber from Gary or Elmhurst.

Just moved there, ain't that the truth.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

How has Kunin been for you guys? Numbers look a bit down. I’ve always thought he’s got a few 40-50 point seasons in him.

Board whipping boy. Seems to do whatever the coaching staff asks of him but isn't putting up numbers and continuously takes stupid penalties. Think the org is probably happy with him as a long-term bottom 6 guy, but the board would rather he be shipped out at the end of the season.

 

[bdub24]

There is no place to park in Chicago. Take an Uber from Gary or Elmhurst.

Yeah - heading up for business that is just outside CHI. I dont think I’ll make their Monday night game vs Philly, but the tickets prices are 08-09 Preds level.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Board whipping boy. Seems to do whatever the coaching staff asks of him but isn't putting up numbers and continuously takes stupid penalties. Think the org is probably happy with him as a long-term bottom 6 guy, but the board would rather he be shipped out at the end of the season.

Naw, who really wants him shipped out? He's fine for what he is. It's only we've realized we need somebody else to be a top-6 winger for us. Aside from that detail, don't we all like Kunin?

 

[Scoresberg]

Naw, who really wants him shipped out? He's fine for what he is. It's only we've realized we need somebody else to be a top-6 winger for us. Aside from that detail, don't we all like Kunin?

Do you? Because I can't think of anything positive he does for the team, other than throwing a few hits here and there.

 

[PredsV82]

As long as it took Fiala to get his shit together I think we can for sure give Kunin another year before we bail on him

 

[adsfan]

Do you? Because I can't think of anything positive he does for the team, other than throwing a few hits here and there.

As my brother would say, you don't get rid of a coach or a player unless you can replace them with somebody better.

 

[Kat Predator]

Kunin has been below average on the 2nd line. The coaching staff stuck with him a long time, so they must've liked his work. But after he took some extremely dumb penalties they put him on the 4th line.

I think they'll be giving Glass and Tomasino the inside lane on the 2nd line next season to see if they can produce more secondary scoring. The Tolvanen + Kunin experiment just wasn't ready for prime time, but they're younger players so it's anyone's guess.

 

[Marty Party]

So I guess Dave is in net tonight? If so, will he have big saves?

 

[101st_fan]

Kunin has too many PIMs, but put up 13 goals ... t-5th on the team for even strength goals.

 

[PredsV82]

I am shocked that the Preds are favored by 1.5 goals.

The scores have been 5-2, 6-2 and 6-2 in three Preds wins.

Where can I get some money down on this game?

You are reading that wrong. +1.5 means the Preds are 1.5 goal underdogs