Ryan Suter booed by teammates at skate ahead of Nashville return
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Jordan Toles Jersey mind, his teammates wanted to make sure their star defenseman was prepared for what awaits him Tuesday night when the Wild make their first visit to play the Predators in 2013-14. According to Michael Ru so of the , the Wild :To get him ready for tonight, Suters Minnesota teammates humorously booed him during the morning skate the first time he touched the puck.It's probably going to be a lot worse when he takes the ice Tuesday night. Preds coach Barry Trotz is looking forward to the reception his former No. 2 defenseman will get from the Nashville fans as he told Ru so:Suter and Trotz ran into each other before the skates today.He said, I thought you liked me? I do like Ryan. I just know Section 303s not going to let him off the hook. So Ive just played along with it, Trotz said. Ryans a big part of our history. Hes an exceptional defenseman, and we know it. One thing youll find out about the Nashville fans, they are pa sionate.Ryan is like one of our family, seeing him as an 18-year-old, but hes the
Mike Thomas Jersey enemy now. So if they want to stay tough on them, thatll be 303s decision, not mine. But I read all the blogs. Im pretty sure hes not going to be let off the hook for a while.If Trotz has his way, it will be a long, long while. The Predators coach told 102.5 the Game in Nashville last week (via ):I hope the booing goes on for the next decade. Ill tell you, that throws people off. I knowChris Cheliosused to hate coming here. Thats perfect. When you hate coming to a building because the fans are having an effect, thats awesome.According to Ru so, Suter doesn't like that he's booed in Nashville now.Suter
Brett Hundley Jersey from today on his bumping into his former coach Trotz: I asked him why hes telling everyone to boo me. I said, I thought we were a little closer than that. He said its part of it. I think he was a little, uh, a little embarra sed by it, but it is what it is.A years gone by now, and Ive moved on and we have a great team here. Im just looking forward to the game. Just another game.While getting booed by the fans he played in front of for so many years may sting personally, it probably doesnt affect Suter too much on the ice. In his only appearance at Bridgestone Arena last season, he
Brandon Stephens Jersey finished the game with one a sist, two shots on goal and logged 28:59 of ice time as the Wild won in a shootout. If he logs those kind of minutes again, it might be Nashville fans feeling a little worse for the wear. All that booing might lead to nothing but a sore throat.