{"id":29686,"date":"2017-05-15T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=29686"},"modified":"2017-05-15T10:34:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:34:34","slug":"predators-star-ryan-johansen-blasts-ducks-center-ryan-kesler-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/predators-star-ryan-johansen-blasts-ducks-center-ryan-kesler-game-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Predators star Ryan Johansen blasts Ducks center Ryan Kesler after Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Predators star Ryan Johansen blasts Ducks center Ryan Kesler after Game 2<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Predators star Ryan Johansen blasts Ducks center Ryan Kesler after Game 2:- Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Kesler has earned a reputation as a defensive stalwart.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The winner of the 2011 Selke Trophy, given to the NHL&#39;s best defensive forward, Kesler frequently gets the toughest defensive assignments. He has excelled in this role over a 13-year career with the Ducks and Vancouver Canucks, and has recorded 551 points in 897 games.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Against the Nashville Predators, Kesler is matching up against No. 1 center Ryan Johansen.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Two games into the Western Conference final, Johansen has had enough of the 32-year-old&#39;s antics.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;I mean, it just blows my mind watching,&rdquo; Johansen said to The Associated Press after the game. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s going through his head over there. Like his family and his friends watching him play, I don&rsquo;t know how you cheer for a guy like that. It just doesn&rsquo;t make sense how he plays the game. I&rsquo;m just trying to go out there and play hockey, and it sucks when you&rsquo;ve got to pull a stick out of your groin every shift.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Johansen had a goal and an assist in the Predators&#39; Game 2 loss, and has four points in the series.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The battle between the two will certainly be something to watch as the series shifts to Nashville. Game 3 is Tuesday night, with the series tied 1-1.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">SOURCE:-&nbsp;https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nhl\/2017\/05\/15\/ryan-johansen-rips-ryan-kesler-predators-ducks-western-conference-final\/101698508\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/predators-star-ryan-johansen-blasts-ducks-center-ryan-kesler-game-2.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Predators star Ryan Johansen blasts Ducks center Ryan Kesler after Game 2 Predators star Ryan Johansen blasts Ducks center Ryan Kesler after Game 2:- Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Kesler has earned a reputation as a defensive stalwart. 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