Predators fans spent October fixated on Andrew Brunette's coaching and Brady Skjei's contract, with frustration climbing to a misery of 69 after the shutout in Boston and calls to blow up the roster. Stamkos beating his old team and Edstrom's penalty killing eased the mood back to relieved at 5-4-5.
From Reddit fan threads · through Oct 26–Nov 1 · 5-4-5
Season misery
52Meh
Worst week
69Oct 19–25
Best week
20Nov 2–8
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.
Storylines
what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long
Early grumbling about odd line combos grew into open demands that Brunette be fired after shootout choices and the Boston shutout, ending with blame for slow starts and wishes for RyJo's return.
“Next practice should be a shootout only.
Colton as the third shooter really???”
