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Suter on being booed in Nashville: “It’s tough to take”

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NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 09: In his first game in Nashville since leaving the Predators, Ryan Suter #20 of the Minnesota Wild skates against Sergei Kostitsyn #74 of the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on March 9, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

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Ryan Suter’s return to Nashville went the way he expected it to go, but that’s not making him feel any better about it. While he’s happy the Wild came away with a 2-1 shootout win, how he was treated by his former hometown fans still caught him off guard.

As Suter told the media after the game, as Joshua Cooper of The Tennessean shares, being booed all night long doesn’t feel so great.

“I was just trying to get through it, trying to block it out. It’s not fun being booed. It went the whole game, too. That kind of surprised me. They’ll probably have some sore throats tomorrow.”

“Yeah. I spent seven years here, I had a great time here. I had a lot of respect for the fans. I mean, I still do. It’s part of being a fan, I understand that, but it’s tough to take.”

You want to feel bad for Suter but then you think about him signing a 13-year, $98 million deal with Minnesota and the ability to have empathy seems to go away. After the way Predators GM David Poile ranted about not getting a chance to match back in July, you knew this reaction was coming from Nashville.

With Minnesota and Nashville set to be division rivals after realignment, Suter had better get used to being booed in Music City from now on.