Canucks go into battle with the Predators tonight

Canucks go into battle with the Predators tonight
Game one at Rogers Arena at 6 p.m.
News1130 Staff Apr 28, 2011 07:43:53 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Fasten your seatbelts, hockey fans, round two begins tonight! We know all about the Canucks -- but the Predators? Who are these guys?

Nashville certainly will not make things easy for the Canucks. The Predators is a team that sits second in scoring this post-season.

"Nashville is stocked with some offensive fire-power," explains News1130 Sports Director Ann Schmaltz. "[They have] Martin Erat, Mike Fisher, and the surging Jordin Tootoo."

Vancouver and Nashville split the regular season with two wins each. The Predators out-scored the Canucks 8-6, and held the top-ranked power play to one goal in 16 chances.

"Nashville has the defensive duo of Shea Weber and Ryan Suter and also the Vezina Trophy finalist for top goaltender in Pekka Rinne," notes Schmaltz. "This series may not have the emotion for the fans as round one did, but it's going to be a battle."

"Canadian Olympic team member Shea Weber is one of the most under-rated defencemen in the NHL," says Bob Addison with News1130 Sports. "He's got a rocket. If you remember in the Olympics, he literally fired the puck through the net in a game."

The Predators also feature two ex-Vancouver Giants who both had storied careers with the Junior team here in Vancouver -- Jonathon Blum and Cody Franson both made the club very happy with their play for the Giants at the Pacific Colesium.

Game time is 6 p.m. at Rogers Arena.