![]() Predators ideal lines: Among other items in Adam Vingan’s mailbag.ĭo the Predators actually stand a chance? The Predators’ record against Central playoff teams during the regular season speaks for itself.Predators Playoff Tickets to Go on Sale August 5thĪugArena Football League (AFL) - Orlando Predators News Release The 10 most important Hurricanes: Who needs to step up for a first-round victory over the Predators. How the Predators can pull off an upset: The Predators are heavy underdogs. Scouting the Hurricanes’ enemy: Breaking down the Predators with Adam Vingan Scouting the Predators’ enemy: Breaking down the Hurricanes with Sara Civian It was simply a case of a better hockey team beating a lesser hockey team. Rexrode: Predators lineup wasn’t the problem - Canes lineup was the problem: Nashville lost Game 1 in Carolina. What’s behind the decision, and will it stick?Ĭarolina Hurricanes playoff hockey has returned to PNC Arena, and no one is taking it for granted now: Carolina goalie Alex Nedeljkovic won his first career playoff start as the Hurricanes pulled away to beat the Nashville Predators. Why did the Predators scratch Eeli Tolvanen and Dante Fabbro in Game 1 against the Hurricanes? Predators coach John Hynes left two of his team’s regular contributors out of the lineup in the Game 1 loss. Could the Predators, and should they, split them up for Game 2 on Wednesday? The Predators need more from Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis: Nashville’s top defensive duo was ineffective against the Hurricanes in Game 1. ![]() Rexrode: Predators get vintage Juuse Saros, give him nothing in return: Now the Predators have to figure out a way to beat the clearly superior Hurricanes in four of the next five games. The secret of the Hurricanes’ “power kill”: How Carolina makes its penalty kill, which went 7-for-7 on Wednesday and is 10-for-10 in the series, look more like a power play. The Predators’ “big boys” are running out of time to prove their worth: No amount of lineup shuffling will make a difference if the Predators’ leaders do not elevate their games against the Hurricanes. Rexrode: Predators ask less of Matt Duchene and Ryan Johansen, and get more: Duchene and Johansen kept Nashville’s hopes alive on the night coach John Hynes decided to remove both from the power play. Game 3: Predators 5, Hurricanes 4 (2OT)Ĭivian: NHL officials aren’t biased, but they’re encouraging a lesser product: The Carolina Hurricanes need to focus on the bigger picture, and they aren’t winning the Stanley Cup if they lose that mentality. Math tells us there will definitely be another game in Nashville. Rexrode: Predators have Canes on the ropes, assuming both have the energy to continue: Hockey history tells us there’s no telling what happens from here. “It’s like a family reunion”: What it means to have the NHL playoffs and fans back in Nashville: The Predators are part of the equation when it comes to moving on and picking up the pieces in the community. Series stealer? Predators goalie Juuse Saros has the Hurricanes on their heels after historic wins: Saros made a franchise-record 58 saves Sunday as the Predators tied their once-lopsided series with the Hurricanes. Three things the Predators must do to beat the Hurricanes in Game 6: The Predators will attempt to extend their first-round series in front of 14,107 amped-up fans at Bridgestone Arena. And that is why the Canes, not the Predators, are one win away from ending the series.ĭespite goaltender interference wiping away a goal, Hurricanes regain identity with Game 5 win: The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the driver’s seat after winning Game 5 against the Nashville Predators in overtime. ![]() Rexrode: Predators had Game 5 in hand, and no officiating rant can change that: A tiny lapse or two can have giant implications. Rexrode: Predators improved and impressed, but now bold changes must come: Now it’s on the Predators to figure out what they are and what must be done to get to “another level,” as their coach said is necessary. The Predators’ 5 biggest offseason priorities as a pivotal summer begins: The Predators pushed the Carolina Hurricanes to six nail-biting games before bowing out in the first round. Game 6: Hurricanes 4, Predators 3 (OT) Game 6: Hurricanes 4, Predators 3 (OT) In this Central Division matchup, the No.
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