{"id":116665,"date":"2024-05-04T15:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T15:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=116665"},"modified":"2024-05-04T15:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T15:12:02","slug":"andrew-brunettes-heart-wrenching-reaction-to-predators-losing-in-round-1-hockeys-cruel-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/andrew-brunettes-heart-wrenching-reaction-to-predators-losing-in-round-1-hockeys-cruel-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Brunette\u2019s heart-wrenching reaction to Predators losing in Round 1 \u2014 \u2018Hockey\u2019s cruel\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Nashville Predators had an excellent\u00a0opportunity to send their Western Conference first-round series\u00a0with the Vancouver Canucks\u00a0back north to Canada for Game 7 \u2014 but instead, the team was unable to score a single goal in a back-breaking 1-0 loss in front of the home crowd on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The Canucks scored with under two minutes left in regulation to book their ticket to Round 2, and will move on to play the Edmonton Oilers for the Pacific Division crown.<\/p>\n

For the Preds, it’s another early exit from the\u00a0Stanley Cup Playoffs. And Jack Adams finalist Andrew Brunette knew the game could have went either way.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou’re going to get in one of these games, and hockey’s cruel sometimes,\u201d the\u00a0head coach told reporters\u00a0after the defeat, per the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s going to keep me up all night, probably,\u201d Brunette\u00a0added when asked\u00a0about the team’s inability to score on a four-minute powerplay in the second period, according to NHL.com’s Robby Stanley.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking on the flip side, they only got two power-play goals too [in the series]. I\u2019d probably replay that last 33 seconds. I thought we had some things that were there that we missed. It needs to be better. I take responsibility for that. At the same time, we put ourselves in opportunities to make plays. We just, unfortunately, didn\u2019t make the plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Predators had some great chances, but were unable to beat Canucks rookie Arturs Silovs once in the contest \u2014 including on a 6-on-4 advantage with under a minute left in regulation.<\/p>\n

And with that, Nashville remains without a Stanley Cup Playoff series win since 2018.<\/p>\n

Predators exceeded expectations, but it’s still a disappointing ending<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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After marching all the way to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017 \u2014 eventually losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games \u2014 the Preds won the President’s Trophy the next season. They would eventually bow out to the Winnipeg Jets in Game 7 of the second-round that year.<\/p>\n

Fast forward six seasons and the franchise hasn’t had postseason success since. It’s disappointing ending, especially failing to score a single goal in front of a raucous crowd at Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got caught back on our heels a bit,\u201d Predators forward Ryan O’Reilly admitted afterwards, per Stanley. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it was kind of just frustration of not kind of generating anything, but they made a strong push back. It was too late. They got a big goal, and we just didn\u2019t take the momentum back like we needed to. Give them credit, they played us well. It stings.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a slow start to the 2023-24 campaign, Nashville was one of the better teams in the league for the second-half, and proved they’re no pushover after securing the top wild card spot in the West. But it’s still back to the drawing board for a team that just can’t find playoff success with this core.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Predators have lost six straight playoff games on home ice, taking some of the luster off the franchise’s reputation as Smashville,\u201d wrote AP. \u201cThey haven’t won a postseason series since 2018 after winning the President’s Trophy a season after Nashville’s unexpected run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’ll be intriguing to see if Andrew Brunette will be running it back with the same roster in 2024-25, or if the front office will make some tweaks during another long offseason in Nashville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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