(4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings Series Thread

[sherbert1421]

he's ready for another playoff run

 

[johnnytata]

let me just say this in respect to the beginning of the greatest 2 months in the sports year, honoring the hockey gods for the bountiful season they have given us and the promise of spectacular 1st round matchups, in the light of their shining presence i offer this prayer:


fuck the fuckin preds.

 

[sherbert1421]

time for the wings to turn on the switch

 

[Zwings40]

I wish I had a better feeling going into playoffs this year. Hopefully the wings come ready to play with intensity. Couldn't have picked a better team for a test.

Rinne scares me, but thats nothing Dats can't solve. GO WINGS!

 

[sherbert1421]

i'm not really worried about rinne...yet

he's still unproven and his career playoff numbers are pretty average

gaa 2.60
sv% .908

 

[johnnytata]

fuck rinne. fuck the preds

(i am also nervous and will therefore not provide anything of substance to this thread for now)

 

[johnnytata]

because there is nowhere else to post this right now:

oh fuck!


TIGERS!!!!! FUCK YEAH!!!!

 

[sherbert1421]

Here is the complete schedule (all times ET):

Game 1 at Nashville: Wednesday, April 11, 8 p.m., CNBC, CBC, FSD

Game 2 at Nashville: Friday, April 13, 7:30 p.m., CNBC, CBC, FSD

Game 3 at Detroit: Sunday, April 15, noon, NBC, CBC

Game 4 at Detroit: Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network, CBC, FSD

x-Game 5 at Nashville: Friday, April 20, 8 p.m., CNBC, CBC, FSD

x-Game 6 at Detroit: Sunday, April 22, TBD

x-Game 7 at Nashville: Tuesday, April 24, TBD, FSD

x-if necessary

 

[Wingingit]

Well the Wings enter the post season against the team I was most fearful of them playing in the first round and lost home ice advantage to boot.

Hopefully the players that were on the injury list will be able to find another gear against the Preds and get stronger as the series proceeds. Not very confident that they will. Helm's return (Babcock thinks game 2) will only help so much as he will have to get into game form, on the fly.

I just hope Babcock keeps Nyquist in the line-up.

Let the real season begin!!!

 

[Voltaire26]

Well the Wings enter the post season against the team I was most fearful of them playing in the first round and lost home ice advantage to boot.

Hopefully the players that were on the injury list will be able to find another gear against the Preds and get stronger as the series proceeds. Not very confident that they will. Helm's return (Babcock thinks game 2) will only help so much as he will have to get into game form, on the fly.

I just hope Babcock keeps Nyquist in the line-up.

Let the real season begin!!!

12 straight 100 point seasons ... 12th Stanley Cup

 

[kenyg54]

 

[The Q stache]

I Refuse to let myself say let's go the team from detroit, so I'll say this Let's go NOT Nashville

 

[The Q stache]

12 straight 100 point seasons ... 12th Stanley Cup

Thats a pretty awesome picture, on a side note for wings fans when was the last time you guys finished 3rd in the division?

 

[higgyfan4]

Helm should be ready by game 2 of the series, that sure will be a big boost.

Red Wings will need Darren Helm's speed, checking against Predators' defense | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Sorry, I still don't believe the Preds have enough defense and offensive weapons to down the Wings, no matter what the so called 'experts' think. The Preds have a great top D pairing (duh), the rest, meh.

Regular season stats mean NOTHING once the playoffs start.

Wings in 6

 

[higgyfan4]

HammerFox2
Good to finally see Helm in a Red jersey instead of the gray (no contact). Encouraging sign for game 1 as he speeds around the ice.

 

[dare2be]

Don't mind me, I just came into this thread for some light reading...

 

[filosofy29]

Don't mind me, I just came into this thread for some light rereading...

Fixed.

Go Weber's Go!!! Slight rooting interest for Nashville since Weber is my favorite player in the NHL. That said, Dats and Lidstrom are awesome and I wouldn't mind if they won.

Hopefully Tootoo and Kronwall can collide into each other 50/50.....a lot. I hate them both.

 

[sherbert1421]

Fixed.

Go Weber's Go!!! Slight rooting interest for Nashville since Weber is my favorite player in the NHL. That said, Dats and Lidstrom are awesome and I wouldn't mind if they won.

Hopefully Tootoo and Kronwall can collide into each other 50/50.....a lot. I hate them both.

at least kronwall doesn't look like a little girl

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Nashville needs some support here. They are my team out West this year. My company's HQ is in Nashville and there are bunch of Preds fans there that I like, plus Shea Weber is probably my favorite non-Devil.

 

[johnnytata]

why does nashville need support? are they handicapped or something?