from Joe Rexrode of The Tennessean.

P.K. Subban sat on a bench in the Nashville Predators’ cramped locker room at Bell MTS Place late Tuesday, a nasty gash across his nose oozing blood and another fresh cut marking his right cheek. He was a mess.

Just like his team in the decisive stretch of a tied game in a tied series that might end up producing this year’s Stanley Cup champion. Just like his answer to the question all Predators fans had to be screaming after a 3-0 lead in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals turned into a disastrous 7-4 loss: What in the world was up with all the penalties?...

The officials will offend again. Worrying about them is not the answer. Neither is worrying excessively about committing penalties, because any reduction in aggression will not work. Pulling Rinne is not the answer. Neither is slowing things down, even if that’s an understandable notion with the Jets at 15 goals in three games.

The answer is finding the smart, attacking team that led 3-0 Tuesday and easily could have been up 5-0. And getting rid of the disorganized, overly emotional one that doesn’t need to be on the ice for long to undo this Nashville run.

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