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Ryan Porth discusses the stability that Frankie Bouillon brought to the Predators.The last time the Preds and Oilers played, Jerred Smithson took the team to task over an "embarrassing" game and the team reacted well.Jim Diamond sets conventional wisdom straight with a discussion of the quarter point versus the quarter pole.David Boclair looks at the Predators in the faceoff circle, which has been a disappointment this season.Josh Farrar points out that Ryan Suter is on pace for a career year as he enters free agency.Channel 2 has a rundown of Jordin Tootoo's favorite foods. It's easy to say that it is not available locally.Over at Fox 17, they catch up with Francis Bouillon.Storms rocked a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway and a portion of section of the Paseo Del Mar in the San Pedro area new Los Angeles harbor and here are dramatic pictures of the damage.More Later...Buddy Oakes for PredsOntheGlass
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