That's More Like It: Hawks 4, Predators 2 and Sunday's Big Boy

Not perfect but it'll do.  What can we take away from today's match?
- Welcome back to the lineup, Antoine Vermette and Andrew Desjardins.  Both were effective in their own ways and, I think, an upgrade over the performances of Nordstrom & Teravainen, who they replaced.
- Scott Darling was fine but I fully expect to see Crawford back in situ the moment Darling falters.  Which will happen.
- Three goals on screen shots and another goal on a shot that Pekka Rinne didn't even bother to wave at.  I do believe that not all is well in Rinne's head right now, and that suits me just fine.
- Bravo to more minutes for Sharp and fewer for Shaw and Versteeg. It was odd, I thought, that Shaw didn't get in on either power play, though.
- Certain Predators became a little unhinged today.  If The Hawks keep their feet moving in Game 4 they'll get more looks on the PP.

Right from the opening shift of the match Marian Hossa showed that he was all in today.  Go around ya....how about go right through ya?  His two primary assists just make it sweeter.

                                            He's coming, he's coming, he's coming.