Preds 10-11: Game #1

19:43- Bullshit. That was not a penalty.

19:30- They need to get the Ducks' shooting gallery under control. 

19:00- Oh, my boyfriend Teemu Selanne.  Woo hoo. Just kidding.  He's Paul Karyia's boyfriend.

16:55- Why are there no Preds players in front of Hiller, but four Ducks players?  Of course you aren't going to get a shot through.  Good to see Trotz hasn't learned anything lately.

14:36- This is going to be a very boring game I fear...OH OFF THE POST!!!  Thanks Mr. Post.  The 7th Man is not the crowd...it is the goal post!

13:41- Good scoring chance but still no traffic in front of Hiller.  Give me a break.  [Literally, actually, it's the first commercial break.]

8:55- Weak fight.

6:54- Boooooooring! Zzzzzzzzzzz.......

2:19- Goc's scoring chance was pretty much the only exciting thing so far. 

0:46- Shots on goal 16 Ducks to 8 Preds.  What a joke!

1st Intermission: David Poile is incompotent.

18:32- Weak ass power play by the Preds.

16:00- I'd really like to write something, but nothing is happening.

15:47- Marcel Goc scores the first game of the season!!!!! WOOT!!!  GO GOC!!!

14:35- Koivu scores to tie the game.  WTF Rinne?  That was a gimme.

11:27- Sully (with a great screen by Hornquist) scores the Preds 2nd goal!  My #1 player scores 1st, my #2 player scores 2nd...so let's say Hornquist gets the next, followed by Weber. The rust is falling off, the pace is picking up and the game is getting more interesting.  Bobby and the dogs are missing.  I should probably go check on them.

9:12- Actually, even though the pace has picked up it is still pretty freaking dull.  Too much back and forth, no one is really holding in the zone for any amount of time, too much play in the neutral zone.  Now Ward just took a penalty.  Way to go.

3:34- Hornquist scores.  I am somehow, freakily, predicting the scorers in the correct order.  If Weber does actually score next I might get a second job as a physic.

18:37- More lame fights.  Can we get a good fight, please?

15:32- Rinne out? Hm.  Backup goalie is 6'6" 205.  I'll take it.

7:21- Legwand goes top shelf to score.  So I didn't predict correctly.  Now I'd like a Frostie!!

2:48- Another weak ass fight.  On another note, Sullivan is the HH Gregg Player of the Game!  Go Sully!  Preds also on a power play now, but I don't expect them to do anything about it.

17.2- Can't score on the two-man advantage or the power play.  Wow. 

Well, the Preds won and there were four goals, but overall it was a pretty boring game.  Outshot the Ducks 49-27 even though they had a crappy first period in the shots area.  I'm hoping we see a little more spunk from the Preds as the season warms up.