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Does anyone like the predators?

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  • doberVol said...

    The two most difficult things for a new fan (based on my experience from years ago) are: 1. Getting used to the "no harm, no foul" officiating on many of the rules, and 2. Following the puck, as you say. The keys to #2, IMO, are when at home, have an HD feed of the game to watch, and more importantly, as you learn the game, you kind of anticipate where the puck is heading before it gets there, so you know where to look.

    The game is incredibly exciting, especially for us country boys who greatly prefer the sports where grown men get to knock the crap out of each other, i.e., "collision" sports.

    Yeah I've always wondered why more guys down here don't get into it. Yeah there's the fights but then there's the checking with some big dang hits into the glass.

    I love when playoff hockey starts. I swear they hit even harder in those games and that's when the refs really back off and let them go at it.

    Rocklion2000