3:16 pm: Not much of a surprise, the NHL has announced that tomorrow’s game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena has been postponed as well. Like today’s game, this one also has not yet been rescheduled. The Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders tonight, but will now stay home to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. Nashville’s next game is currently scheduled for Tuesday at home against the Anaheim Ducks, but the team hits the road after. The NHL hasn’t announced a decision on Tuesday’s game just yet.
8:58 am: Happy Thanksgiving, Nashville – the rink is flooded. The NHL has announced that because of a water main break in Bridgestone Arena, today’s game between the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche will be postponed. There has not yet been a makeup date announced.
The “significant impact” on the event level has even put tomorrow’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets in jeopardy, though the league has not made a decision yet on whether it will be held.
That means it could be a rather significant break for the Predators, who last played on Wednesday and wouldn’t again until Tuesday if tomorrow’s match is also postponed. With that much time off now, it just means that later down the road the schedule will be even tighter.
After losing on Wednesday, Nashville is now treading water with a 9-9-2 record and sit sixth in the Central Division.
Colorado, meanwhile, got the rare opportunity of spending Thanksgiving in a Nashville hotel – flying in, staying overnight and now leaving for their home game against the Dallas Stars tomorrow night.
Did anybody see @GBear in the area when that happened? Asking for a friend… :)
@Mac – Sorry, I thought it was a vote counting center! :D
This is one way the Preds can avoid being embarrassed on ice by the Avs again. :/
@Gbear—The stray Lewis boxes floating by with labels that read “These haven’t been counted yet/again!” :)
@Mac – As soon as you here “the ballots were put into duffel bag #3”, you know a water main break is next. :D
Someone took a massive dump and plugged up the whole lines
@Al Hirschen – No wonder the line at the BBQ Ribs Buffet was so long.
Didn’t we see this in Bull Durham?
With all the Catfish the rowdy fans throw on the ice during home games , they were trying to escape to return to the Cumberland River, they broke the tank and flooded the arena !