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Preds Fall to Sharks in San Jose
Roman Josi scored the lone goal for the visitors as the Nashville Predators fell 4-1 to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night at the SAP Center.
The loss puts Nashville’s record at 5-5-2, and although Josi tallied what is arguably Nashville’s prettiest goal of the young season, the Preds were unable to take advantage of their offensive opportunities.
Combine that with eight power-play opportunities for San Jose and Nashville was forced to play down a man for a much larger amount of time than they’d like.
“We’re getting some chances, and I’d really like to see – if we stayed out of the box, seven or eight times, that’s 15, 16 minutes of even strength hockey,” Nashville center Ryan Johansen said. “I’d like to see what our team would be doing. We have to stay out of the box.”
“Once again, we took way too many penalties,” Josi said. “We had some momentum, we scored on the one shift and then we take two, three penalties and it just kills our momentum. We have to be way more disciplined than that.”
Joonas Donskoi gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes, and after Joe Pavelski made it 2-0 in the second, Josi dangled his way to the slot where he managed to get off a lethal backhander that beat goaltender Martin Jones over the shoulder to get Nashville on the board.
But Marc-Edouard Vlasic got the two-goal lead back for the home team before the period was out and then Mikkel Boedker put it out of reach late in the third.
“Again, we had opportunities to execute in the offensive zone, but we didn’t capitalize, they did capitalize,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “Not a lot of opportunities or attempts for them, but they made the most of the ones that they did and we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot with penalties.”
The Predators will continue their California trip with a back-to-back set this weekend in Anaheim and Los Angeles, and there isn’t any doubt as to where Nashville’s focus will center.
“We just have to score,” Josi said. “If you have a chance, you have to bear down and score. That’s our problem right now, we’re not scoring enough. [Goaltender Pekka Rinne] has been playing great, he’s been keeping us in those games. But we have to find ways to score.”
Notes:
Calle Jarnkrok assisted on Josi’s goal, the 50th helper of his career.
Anthony Bitetto, Yannick Weber and Pontus Aberg were healthy scratches against the Sharks.
Center Nick Bonino joined the Preds for the morning skate in San Jose but remains on Injured Reserve with a lower-body injury.
Nashville will be back on the ice on Friday night at 9 p.m. CT in Anaheim as they face the Ducks for the first time since last spring’s meeting in the Western Conference Final. Then it’ll be up to Los Angeles to take on the Kings on Saturday night at 9:30 p.m.
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report
11/1/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Martha Bryant — Pizza Winner!
Ashley Anderson
11/4/17–Melodie Dawn Young
Young, Melodie Dawn, of Tullahoma, passed this life and entered into her
eternal rest on Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 at her home surrounded by her
loving family at the age of 41. Melodie was born in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee to her parents, Carl and Jackie. During her life she worked as
an LPN with Wellness Solutions and was a member of Rutledge Falls Baptist
Church. Melodie was preceded in death by her grandparents, Leon and
Margie Trail and James and Margaret Preston; and her brother-in-law,
Andrew Grubb. She is survived by her husband Brian Young; two daughters,
Ashlee Renay and Audree Faith Young; two sons, Aden Blake and
Brennan Alexander Young; her mother, Jackie Preston and her husband David
of Beech Grove; her father, Carl Brackett Jr. and his wife Mary of
Charlottesville, Virginia; three sisters, Chasity Hope Grubb of Smyrna,
Tennessee, Catherine Grace Brackett of Arlington, Virginia and Megan
Estelle Brackett of Washington, D.C.; and her grandparents, Ed and Brenda
Brackett and Patricia Adams. Visitation will be held on Friday, November
3rd, 2017 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 4:00-8:00pm. Funeral Services will
be held on Saturday, November 4th, 2017 at 1:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Morris, Harold Partain Jr., Dee Drake, and
Paul Parsley officiating. Burial will follow at Gnat Hill Cemetery in
Manchester. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers the family asks that
donations be made to the Melodie Young Benefit Account at First National
Bank in Manchester.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Body Identified as David E Steele
David Edward Steele
There is a continuing investigation being conducted by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tullahoma Police Department. The incident is being investigated as a homicide.
Anyone having any information concerning this incident is asked to contact Investigator Todd Hindman of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 931-968-6050, Crime Stoppers at 931-962-INFO or Tullahoma Police at 931-455-0530.
Safe on the Square a Huge Success
Photos by Rob Clutter and Barry West
Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center held its 10th annual “Safe on the Square,” on Tuesday. The yearly event is a safe and family friendly trick-or-treating event for area children around the historic Manchester Square. A tremendous amount trick or treaters (2,500+) filled the Manchester Square to celebrate Halloween. 
CEO/Executive Director Joyce Prusak of the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center would like to thank everyone including the nearly 90 businesses who came together to make this event possible for our community!
Man Found Guilty of Murdering His In-Laws
Bryan Cooke intake photo from Florida
Bryan Cooke was charged in the murders of his in-laws, Gary and Gail Dodson, in June of 2015. Their bodies were found inside their home in the Fairview Community. The Dodsons were owners of Gary and Gail’s Pit Stop on Beersheba Street in McMinnville.
Cooke was arrested in Florida and brought back to Tennessee.
MTSU Conducts Political Poll
Former Nashville mayor Karl Dean has the highest approval for Democrats in the upcoming gubernatorial primary, according to a poll conducted by Middle Tennessee State University. However, there is not a clear lead for Republicans.
Six hundred Tennessee voters were reached during the poll by a sample of landline and cell phone numbers. The poll looked at standings for the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races.
Taking a look at the governor’s race, Dean had a 49 percent approval rating for Democrats and Craig Fitzhugh received 26 percent.
Tennessee sixth Congressional District Representative Diane Black has a 33 percent approval among Republicans, however, Tennessee House of Representatives Speaker Beth Harwell has 32 percent of the sample.
In the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, state Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn received 55 percent of Republican voters approval. Andy Ogles received 19 percent and Larry Crim received 12.
Also, former governor Phil Bredesen received a 60 percent approval rating from Democrats for the U.S. Senate race. However, he has not declared himself as a candidate.
Handgun Carry Permit Holders Allowed to be Armed at Tennessee’s New Legislative Complex
People with state-issued handgun carry permits will be allowed to be armed within Tennessee’s new legislative office complex.
Lawmakers and staff are beginning their move into the renovated Cordell Hull office building near the state Capitol this week. The facility is scheduled to open to the public this month.
House Speaker Beth Harwell and Senate Speaker Randy McNally announced Wednesday that people who wish to keep their guns on them inside the building will be required to present their permits at security checkpoints.
Earlier efforts to allow handguns within the old Legislative Plaza complex were stopped because Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration said it had oversight over the building and did not want to go along with the change.
Hazing addressed at University of Tennessee Knoxville
Hazing at the University of Tennessee Knoxville has led school officials to form a team to address and help mitigate incidents.
University administrators tell the Knoxville News Sentinel the Hazing Prevention Team includes students, faculty and staff. The newspaper reported on Wednesday the team met for the first-time last month.
University associate dean of students Danny Glassmann says hazing incidents that recently occurred around the country have made addressing similar issues unavoidable.
University Sorority and Fraternity Life office assistant director Trey Robb says hazing is most common in varsity athletics, fraternities and sororities.
The university began posting a history of fraternity and sorority conduct online in fall 2016. The newspaper reports during the 2016-2017 school year six instances of disciplinary sanctions were taken against fraternities in response to hazing.
Penningtons back on American Pickers
L-R David Pennington, Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, Bryan Pennington and Nancy Pennington… Photo provided.
The show follows antique and collectible pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz who travel around the United States to buy or “pick” various items for resale, for clients, or for their own personal collections.
On June 5, 2017 the TV program featured the Penningtons. And now the Father and son are part of a special 3-hour show featuring highlights from various episodes. David says this program will show additional footage that was not on the first program.
David is the host of WMSR’s “Let’s Talk Antiques,” that has aired for 18 years on the station.
The new American Pickers show featuring the Penningtons airs at various times on the History Channel, check your local listings.