Game 5 - Pregame
Monday, 05.07.2012 / 8:49 PM
By Jay Levin - Nashville Predators / 2012 Playoff Blog -- Conference Semifinals vs. Phoenix
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Preds have 21 skaters out on the ice for pregame warmups tonight (in numerical order)
Forwards (13): Erat, Legwand, Fisher, Spaling, Smith, Yip, Hornqvist, Gaustad, Wilson, Andrei Kostitysn, Radulov, Bourque, Sergei Kostitsyn
Defensemen (8): Weber, Klein, Suter, Hillen, Ellis, Bouillon, Josi, Gill
THREE PREGAME MUSINGS:
-- There's a lot more energy in the arena tonight than there was in either Game 1 or Game 2; very important for the Preds to get through the first television timeout and settle the crowd down.
-- Look for the Preds to use a variety of line combinations and defensive pairings during tonight's game. Coach Trotz stated this morning that lines at the start of the game may well be different than lines at the end of game --- depending on play within the game.
-- Alexander Radulov looks like he has an extra spring in his stride during pre-game warmups. He had some jump during Sunday's practice and mentioned again during this morning's media session a desire to --- perhaps not in the same words --- prove that he can be a difference maker at this level of the playoffs. It would not be surprising to see a very spirited effort by Radulov in tonight's game.
Forwards (13): Erat, Legwand, Fisher, Spaling, Smith, Yip, Hornqvist, Gaustad, Wilson, Andrei Kostitysn, Radulov, Bourque, Sergei Kostitsyn
Defensemen (8): Weber, Klein, Suter, Hillen, Ellis, Bouillon, Josi, Gill
THREE PREGAME MUSINGS:
-- There's a lot more energy in the arena tonight than there was in either Game 1 or Game 2; very important for the Preds to get through the first television timeout and settle the crowd down.
-- Look for the Preds to use a variety of line combinations and defensive pairings during tonight's game. Coach Trotz stated this morning that lines at the start of the game may well be different than lines at the end of game --- depending on play within the game.
-- Alexander Radulov looks like he has an extra spring in his stride during pre-game warmups. He had some jump during Sunday's practice and mentioned again during this morning's media session a desire to --- perhaps not in the same words --- prove that he can be a difference maker at this level of the playoffs. It would not be surprising to see a very spirited effort by Radulov in tonight's game.
