This is an example of the nature of Nashville fans. A true story that happened to me on Feb. 24th. I hate the Predators all from this happening.
This past Friday I traveled from Garden City, MI to Nashville, TN t watch a game in the Gaylord Ent Center on Saturday night. After 9 hours of traveling and a night of hardcore county bar drinking we attended the game Saturday night. I sat right in the center of Predators season ticket holder terratory. My lady and myself looked forward to the game for 2 weeks. In the first 10 minutes of sitting we were told repeatidly to go home and to take off our jersey's or we will, "Get it!" Among my friends that I normally attend away games with I am not considered quiet by any means, so ofcourse I did not hold my tounge. Nor was I rude, hell it was only me and my girl.
To make a long story short, throught the game we were sneered, mocked and ridiculed. Not in a friendly compitition way either. They called my girl a **** and her jersey reprsented a ***** house light! I wento use the bathroom and recieved paper towel, wet, dirty, paper towel thrown at me repeatidly. I am a cocky wings fan like most so by mid second period I started talking back. The man said t me he can't believe that their greatest rival's were sitting right next to him. So I stood, a little nervous, and made a speech. "Your greatest rivals...PLEASE! In the 9.5 years you have had a team in your inbreed town we have proudly lifted 3 Stanely Cups!" I took a moment and asked if there was any questions as to what a stanel cup was. At this point I had beer cups thrown at me and pretty sure called eve name in the book. I then said, "Your team is nothing but a pesky misquito on our shoulder." I was booed so hard that my friends on te other side of the arena heard it! I quieted with nervousness that I wouldn't walk out, I would probably be handcuffed or stomped Pistons style.
Between the second period we were followed through te breezeway and ridiculed the whole team. Some druk guy with two teeth stopped and yelled in my face... "You suck! Your team sucks! Go home!" Then he spit aa nasty snot filled ball of ooze on my Yzerman jersey.
I ave never been treated so pourly in my life. I never had to restrain so hard from fighting! I am just wondering how many others have experianced this. I have been to a few games in the Joe and never treated and opposing fans so badly. I am glad that we as fans are better people.
I think that teams like Nashville should respect where they came from. Respect that we are a pillar of the NHL. And they should damn sure respect my Yzerman sweater!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry about the spelling. Very happy to be a member of the greatest fan base in pro sports.
