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Nashville Predators: I hate, hate, hate the pedal tavern

By Colton Pickard

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 10: Matt Duchene #95 of the Nashville Predators is congratulated by teammates Mikael Granlund #64 and Filip Forsberg #9 after scoring his first goal as a member of the Nashville Predators against the Washington Capitals during the third period of a 6-5 Predators victory over the Capitals at Bridgestone Arena on October 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 10: Matt Duchene #95 of the Nashville Predators is congratulated by teammates Mikael Granlund #64 and Filip Forsberg #9 after scoring his first goal as a member of the Nashville Predators against the Washington Capitals during the third period of a 6-5 Predators victory over the Capitals at Bridgestone Arena on October 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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The Nashville Predators pedal tavern is a new concept that hit the ice in 2019, and it has received less than desirable feedback.

I am tired of seeing the Nashville Predators trot out the lumbering, metallic lump of garbage known as the pedal tavern and allow it to grace our great silvery, ice-cold home ice.

Predators fans loved the idea, and when it first took the ice on opening night, they showered their praises with loud boos.

After Night 1, I thought, “Well, with Preds fans hating the idea, surely they’ll get rid of that atrocity.” Nope, not yet. It doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere as the Predators have now given the tavern its glory lap for all four of the Predators’ home games.

Whoever these nut job people who are paying for these seats on the pedal tavern might be crazier. You have to be insane to bid on one of these seats just for 20,000 people to boo you as you take a lap around the ice.

As much as I hate it, I hate even more that I have to say it might work as a rallying cry, and the Preds are doing a good thing with the money. After Thursday’s win over the Capitals, some people believed the 3rd Period comeback was thanks to the rally pedal tavern. Gross.

I can’t argue that the Predators had a miraculous comeback in the final period of the game, but I can’t quite say it’s because of the pedal tavern, at least not yet.

For the proceeds, all of the money donated from the senseless people bidding on these seats go to their 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund. The goal is to raise $41,000 this season through bids on these seats. That would average $1,000 for every home game.

The Preds have scored 12 goals in the 3rd Period through the first four home games this season, so the pedal tavern might be what’s rallying the fans to help push the Preds over the top.

This is an unfortunate statistic because I want the Predators to win every game they play but for the love, or hate, of the pedal tavern, take the lead and hold it in the first or second period.

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If the Preds continue to have these crazy comebacks, then I might have a change of heart, but for now, I still don’t like it. The Predators are about to go on a three-game road trip so we won’t have to see it until next Saturday’s game against the Florida Panthers.

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