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Should Preds activate Radulov, Kostitsyn?

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10:13 AM ET 05.05 | Given the dire circumstances, it's time to get all hands on deck. And, yes, that includes prodigal Predators Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn. Assuming they can make curfew - never a sure thing, as we found out last weekend - they need to be back on the ice Monday night. In a perfect world, Radulov and Kostitsyn would remain inactive as punishment for their thoughtless violation of team rules in the wee hours of the morning before Game 2 of this series. Guess what? It's not a perfect world. It's the NHL. And Game 5 is win or go home. Look, this isn't high school hockey. Coach Barry Trotz has proven his point by sitting the two in the 1-0 loss on Friday night. Now he has to do what is necessary to get the Predators a chance to stay alive.

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May 5, 2012  10:19 AM ET

Here's the only one with any energy in Nashville.

May 5, 2012  10:23 AM ET

1-0 is a loisy way to go down.

May 5, 2012  10:24 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Here's the only one with any energy in Nashville.

"Should Preds activate Radulov, Kostitsyn?"

No. They should not. All is lost. But, they will anyway, just to 'show' to their fans that they did their best and just came up short.

May 5, 2012  10:27 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Here's the only one with any energy in Nashville.

You can tell this chick is an expert at handling slippery things with her bear hands. ;-)

May 5, 2012  10:39 AM ET

She even gave it wiggle! Nice!

May 5, 2012  10:56 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Here's the only one with any energy in Nashville.

I could watch that twice

May 5, 2012  10:57 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

I could watch that twice

In fact I did. Chaco is wary of anything with wiskers.

May 5, 2012  10:58 AM ET

whiskers

May 5, 2012  11:02 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

"Should Preds activate Radulov, Kostitsyn?"No. They should not. All is lost. But, they will anyway, just to 'show' to their fans that they did their best and just came up short.

Yes they should.

Should have done it yesterday.

May 5, 2012  11:09 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Here's the only one with any energy in Nashville.

She became my dream girl instantly.

May 5, 2012  11:13 AM ET
QUOTE(#11):

She became my dream girl instantly.

Take a number and get in line, Danny.

May 5, 2012  11:24 AM ET

One more coyote ugly win and will Winnipeg be rooting for the Yotes?

May 5, 2012  11:26 AM ET
QUOTE(#10):

Yes they should.Should have done it yesterday.

Exactly, Trotz disrupted the chemistry, he doubled his bet and lost. Stay out of Vegas.

May 5, 2012  11:28 AM ET
QUOTE(#13):

Take a number and get in line, Danny.

It's okay, I heard Burke is trading our picks for her as we speak.

And it will be the only move he's made here that ever made sense :)

May 5, 2012  11:30 AM ET
QUOTE(#15):

Exactly, Trotz disrupted the chemistry, he doubled his bet and lost. Stay out of Vegas.

But, if Trotz did play those two and they lost, they'd be all over him like sheyet on a farmers's boots anyway. Now, we'll never know.

May 5, 2012  11:30 AM ET

O.K. I give up did the U.S. beat France?

May 5, 2012  11:31 AM ET
QUOTE(#5):

She even gave it wiggle! Nice!

I saw that. Good looking move.

I say Trotz should sit the two even if it costs the game and the series. You gotta maintain discipline or you'll lose no matter how much talent you have.

May 5, 2012  11:40 AM ET
QUOTE(#18):

O.K. I give up did the U.S. beat France?

Yep. 7 - 2.

May 5, 2012  11:49 AM ET
QUOTE(#19):

I saw that. Good looking move.I say Trotz should sit the two even if it costs the game and the series. You gotta maintain discipline or you'll lose no matter how much talent you have.

it's unfortunate that he lost his bet. I think Hank said it best, he doubled up and he lost. I think he shoulda played Radulov last game. Not the end of the world though.

 
May 5, 2012  11:53 AM ET
QUOTE(#4):

You can tell this chick is an expert at handling slippery things with her bear hands. ;-)

'Bear' Hands?!?? Is Yogi missing his hands?

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