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It's been 10 years since the Predators arrived in the National Hockey League, and after surviving last year's near relocation they may be here 50 more. The fans at the Sommet Center have shown the rest of the NHL elite that hockey can indeed survive and thrive in the south. Granted they do things a bit differently, such as playing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during breaks in the action, and throwing Cat Fish on the ice, but they are festive, engaged and LOUD! And the little 8 seed that could has just about kept pace with the Mighty Red Wings through the first five games of the series. But to steal a phrase from a poster I saw among the rabid crowd in Nashville during Game 4 ..... it's time to "Git 'er Done!" And I mean that for the Wings, not the feisty, hard working Preds. Detroit needs to dig deep and turn some of their shots on goal into actually goals. Chris Osgood played well enough to win in game 5, so it's only natural that he get the curtain call for game 6. But Detroit's grinders, stars and D need not only to throw everything but the kitchen sink at Rolosson come lately net minder Dan Ellis, they need to put some goals past him. "Early and Often" should be the theme to part two of the this year's playoff run for Detroit. Get the pressure on and don't let up. Because as we saw on Friday night, even without two of their biggest stars the Preds are an 8th seeded force to be reckoned with, and lest the Wings and Mike Babcock want a repeat of their 2006 President's Trophy run and first round elimination to Edmonton, they better pull out their "A plus" game on Sunday. We've seen them play 30 great minutes, then 40, and 59 on Friday night. Now it's time for 60 ..... Git er done Sunday!!!! Before fans in Hockeytown (and a few members of the media) run out of blood pressure medication!

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Git-er-done!

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