Monday, April 23, 2012

2012 Stanley Cup Review - (4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings

Series Summary

This was essentially the ideal series. A few goals, great goaltending, and some bad blood between the teams. The first game was highlighted by the Weber/Zetterberg incident (see below). After just a fine, Weber squared off against Bertuzzi, and all was right again in this series. With a 1-1 series tie in Nashville, they head to Detroit, where the Red Wings were impressive at home over the season. Then again, it was during the season. While the games were close, Rinne was able to help the Preds kept the lead and frustrate the Red Wings. It would have been awesome if it went to seven games, but the series did highlight that Nashville was in a clear win-now mode while Detroit was starting to show a bit of age. Now that Nashville has beaten the "benchmark" team of the West, they should be considered the team to beat for the rest of the playoffs.

Games

Detroit Red Wings 2
Nashville Predators 3

Detroit Red Wings 3
Nashville Predators 2

Nashville Predators 3
Detroit Red Wings 2

Nashville Predators 3
Detroit Red Wings 1

Detroit Red Wings 1
Nashville Predators 2

Three Thoughts On The Series
  • Todd Bertuzzi: Ping Pong narc
  • Come on Nick, you can play for a few more years.
  • Nashville is definitely for real this year.
Picture Of The Series

3 guys and the goalie playing defense on the puck carrier, I can't see anything wrong with that. Oh, and by the way, Klein (#8) scored on the play.



Play Of The Series


If Nashville was eliminated, it's nice to know Weber has a fall-back option: Wrestling. Need proof? Here:

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