Defending Big D · Feb 16, 2016
Game 57 Afterwords: Preying on Predators, Hobbit-Style
Defense and goaltending are the Nashville Predators' strengths, usually. - Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsJames Neal and Mike Ribeiro are pretty good emblems of the former iteration of the Dallas Stars. That twilight mix of onces and almosts that we stuck with through the post-lockout years still exists in pockets around the league, and usually it's nice to see them. Loui Eriksson is still beloved by a lot of Stars fans, and who doesn't love watching Jussi Jokinen outwait a goaltender in the shootout? Ribeiro and Neal, however, are not quite as cherished by their once-fans, and that's probably putting it mildly.