I’m traveling tomorrow to Raleigh, NC to meet up with a gang traveling by bus from Nashville with SlapShot Radio to watch the Nashville Predators take on the Carolina Hurricanes at Raleigh’s RBC Center. As an added bonus, I get to see an old friend–a member of my TWC intern class from 2008 who is now in grad school at Duke. This will be my third time watching the Preds in the regular season this year (I saw them twice in Nashville back in October, and I saw them play the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center during the preseason), and I’m really excited–I was a season ticket holder for my last two years in Nashville, and I miss getting to see these guys play on an almost weekly basis. I’m really tempted to leave my laptop at home while I’m gone, so consider this notice that I probably won’t be blogging tomorrow or Sunday. I’ve also never been to Raleigh (I flew through Raleigh-Durham once, but that doesn’t count in my book), or seen a game at RBC Center…so this will be another notch on my belt of NHL arenas. Hopefully one day I’ll make it to all 30 barns.
Things turned out pretty well for Nashville last time these two teams faced each other in regular season play–see the highlights below:
If you’re so inclined, check out NHL.com’s preview of Saturday night’s match up. From what I hear, the Hurricanes are struggling this season, but the Boys in Blue have been fighting a rash of injuries all season long–literally since game 1 when starting goaltender Pekka Rinne left early after a collision in his net.
Y’all try to have fun while I’m away–and, just for good measure, a little travelin’ music for me:
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