Friday, April 20, 2012

NASHVILLE ELIMINATES DETROIT, HOCKEY DONE FOR SUMMER IN HOCKEYTOWN

By AJ Petronzi
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The Nashville Predators have eliminated the Detroit Red Wings from the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 2-1 win in Nashville.

This series could and SHOULD have looked completely different for three reasons. First, Detroit kept attempting the same play despite the fact that it didn’t work from games one to five. Second, Pekka Rinne changed the whole series by stopping anything Detroit through at him. Third, Shea Webber should have missed half the series (if not the whole series) while suspended.

Unfortunately, now the normal questions should be asked. Have we seen the last games of Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom? Will Brad Stuart be back? After three consecutive early playoff outs, is it time to revisit who’s behind the bench? Will there be playoff’s next season?