Rick Tocchet expects boos to rain down when his Vancouver Canucks take the ice on Friday.

That91裸聊视频檚 exactly how it should be, the head coach said.

The Canucks will be in hostile territory as their first-round playoff series with the Predators shifts to Nashville for Game. Being the despised opponent is a role players should relish, Tocchet said.

91裸聊视频淚 love getting booed,91裸聊视频� the former NHL forward said. 91裸聊视频淣ashville91裸聊视频檚 got great fans, they don91裸聊视频檛 throw stuff at you. Sometimes it91裸聊视频檚 nice to be the villain with somebody booing you. I think it brings out the best in certain guys. So use it to your advantage.91裸聊视频�

The Canucks head to Tennessee with the series tied at 1-1 after the Predators won Game 2 on Tuesday.

Vancouver took a pair of victories in Nashville during the regular season, but the atmosphere inside Bridgestone Arena is sure to be different come playoffs.

91裸聊视频淵ou know it91裸聊视频檚 going to be loud, you know they91裸聊视频檙e going to be on top of you. They91裸聊视频檝e had some big playoff games here before,91裸聊视频� said forward Teddy Blueger.

91裸聊视频淲e expect it to be rowdy and loud. It could be challenging at times, but I think we need to embrace that, stick together and do a good job supporting one another.91裸聊视频�

The first five minutes of Game 3 will be key, Tocchet said. The coach wants his team to start with a smart game where they get a good hit or a good shot in while settling into the rhythm of play.

91裸聊视频淚f you look at the coach91裸聊视频檚 handbook, everything says simplify,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淎nd if nothing exciting happens on your shift, that91裸聊视频檚 OK. You don91裸聊视频檛 have to press the issue at the start.

91裸聊视频淎nd stay disciplined. Sometimes when the crowd91裸聊视频檚 loud, you tend to get over juiced and take penalties. So I think staying disciplined is a big key, too.91裸聊视频�

Frustration crept into Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 play during Game 2 when the Canucks struggled to get shots on net. The home team had 84 shot attempts but saw the Predators block 33 of them and another 33 miss the net.

Elias Pettersson dropped to his knees in apparent disbelief late in the first period when he got a golden opportunity on a mostly empty net, only to see his shot skitter off the outside of the post.

The star centre bobbled pucks several times in Game 2 and failed to register a single shot on net.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 always my biggest critic and I take a lot of blame for this (loss),91裸聊视频� he said afterward.

Part of the struggles come from Pettersson experiencing his first real playoff series, Tocchet said.

The 25-year-old forward played during Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 post-season run in 2020, but the games took place in the Edmonton bubble, away from the noise 91裸聊视频� and eyes 91裸聊视频� of a live crowd.

91裸聊视频�(Pettersson91裸聊视频檚) a young kid. This is his first taste of pressure playoff thing,91裸聊视频� Tocchet said after Game 2.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 got to learn. He91裸聊视频檚 got to dust himself off and be ready for Game 3. He91裸聊视频檚 got to be decisive with the puck. He91裸聊视频檚 got to take it. But I think he91裸聊视频檒l be fine. This is good for him, a good learning lesson.91裸聊视频�

The way to deal with frustration in the playoffs is to stay level-headed, said Blueger, a veteran of 26 playoff games who won the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights last year.

91裸聊视频淚n these environments where the crowd is going nuts, especially on the road, it91裸聊视频檚 easy to let the emotions get the best of you. And I think once that happens, you lose your game and it91裸聊视频檚 hard to play at your best,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淪o I think it91裸聊视频檚 just retaining your composure and staying focused on the task at hand. You91裸聊视频檝e just got to focus on your next shift and then build momentum and create chances.91裸聊视频�

If the group can weather the challenge of a tough road matchup, it will be an experience they can lean on going forward, Blueger added.

91裸聊视频淚 think sometimes that can kind of galvanize the group and bring us closer together, just because everyone91裸聊视频檚 rooting against us and on top of us and things like that,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲hen you have success in an environment like that, I think that kind of bands everyone closer together.91裸聊视频�

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