GDT: WCQF - Game 2 - Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators, 10pm ET, ESPN2

[ThrowDemTongs]

This game really says a lot about society

 

[Summer Rose]

Ice bag hockey by the Predators.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Oh yeah? 2 games and the die is cast?

No but the Canucks need to make adjustments for Game 3 to get their offense going. Right now Nashville has the edge especially in net.

 

[William H Bonney]

At least Tampa lost again

 

[Spawn]

Neither team manages to put up 20 shots?

woof

 

[Zanon]

Score is a bit misleading. Nashville does not impress me. They’re pretty good at blocking shots, though.

 

[Ol' Jase]

Kind of like thinking Moore should get supplemental discipline for a slightly bad trip

Lol.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Score is a bit misleading. Nashville does not impress me. They’re pretty good at blocking shots, though.

Their defenders are going to so beat up

 

[Lawzy]

Strangely dominant game from a losing team

That's just the way she goes sometimes.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Nice effort by the Preds. Did what it took to split on the road. Nashville will be rocking for game 3.

 

[Three On Zero]

Well the big question mark going in was, how was this Canucks core going to do in playoff hockey. Now we know.

Technically the Canucks “core” is flawless so far, DeSmith replacing Demko removes one of the key core pieces

 

[syz]

Expected goals were 3-2 for Vancouver but 2 of those came in the 3rd. Preds did the same thing as last game (got a lead and then disappeared) except it actually worked this time.

 

[Three On Zero]

Lol.

It was pretty laughable, glad you agree

 

[Xirik]

Now that the Preds have tasted a victory do they believe they can win the cup?

Are the Canucks players going to play nervous in front of Desmith?

Find out next episode on DBZ!

 

[thekernel]

That really has to be the worst performance a team has given that has ever won a playoff game

 

[McFlyingV]

Vancouver really struggling to break through a Nashville team that looks pretty awful. Will be interesting to see how the games go in Smashville.

 

[trilobyte]

Ice bag hockey by the Predators.

They didn't hold a candle to the masters of clog boring hockey, the old New Jersey Devils (though a bit dated now) - more effective than Ambien

 

[Regal]

Nashville decided to forego the stretch passes, and mutated into the Kings. Gotta say, a wise strategic decision on their part.

Will be interesting to see how Van responds. Lots of zone time but they haven’t been very good at creating space against teams that clog the zone.

 

[Bizzare]

Expected goals were 3-2 for Vancouver but 2 of those came in the 3rd. Preds did the same thing as last game (got a lead and then disappeared) except it actually worked this time.

Preds had a good period, they were crap in the first and third.

 

[Svencouver]

Also, not to be all sour grapes, since I do think this preds team is good - they are nowhere near as good as the 2012 Kings team. Weird comparison.

 

[TMLegend]

Nucks don't have the grit to beat this Nashville team. They're content to play perimeter hockey.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

EP had such a good start to this one, was setting up plays and getting chances all over the place, then that turnover that led to the goal broke his brain lmao.

 

[Mike C]

Score is a bit misleading. Nashville does not impress me. They’re pretty good at blocking shots, though.

Misleading or not, the score is the only thing that matters

 

[GhostfaceWu]

That's just the way she goes sometimes.

lol a team with 18 shots was dominant

 

[McFlyingV]

Nucks don't have the grit to beat this Nashville team. They're content to play perimeter hockey.

That was probably their biggest issue tonight. Way way way too much perimeter play from the Canucks. They're making it so easy on the Preds to just collapse and block shots.