let's go Preds!

Ryan and I went out to eat at Olive Garden, then headed to the Sommet Center for some hockey to celebrate Valentine's Day. Nothing says "I love you" like a nice brutal sporting event.

The Preds got some good hits in against the St. Louis Blues.

. . . some REALLY good hits. The guy on the ground just laid there throughout the fight that ensued. You can see this hit and fight in the game highlights I posted below.

Can you find the puck? I'd say it was a good save.

Ryan calling everyone he knows to tell them that the Preds didn't have a chance. See his nice birthday shirt?

pinned against the boards


wide shot of the arena

us in color!

If the other team incurs a penalty, they yell "fang fingers!" and play the music from Psycho. Penalties also elicit chants of "Awwwww, sit down, ya loser!" to the visiting team.

Gotta click this one to enlarge it. Look at the scoreboard. The Preds scored with 3 seconds left in the game to tie it!

In case you're ever faced with this situation, here's the correct chant, led by Section 303, of course:

(After the goal is announced and the Saber Tooth Tiger sound effect begins, corresponding with the total number of goals scored by Predators so far)

(After first Saber Tooth roar) "THATS ONE!"

(After second Saber Tooth roar) "THATS TWO!"

(After third Saber Tooth roar) "THATS THREE!"

"THANK YOU MASON (GOALIE'S LAST NAME), MAY WE HAVE ANOTHER?

HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES, YOU SUCK!"

fans on their feet

After 5 minutes of scoreless overtime, we went to a shoot-out. After Steve Sullivan scored in the Preds' second shot attempt in the shoot-out, the Blues didn't score, so the Preds won!

Gnash celebrating with some donuts