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Poll: Nashville won’t play Radulov and Kostitsyn in Game 4 -- right or wrong move?

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 22: Head coach Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators poses for a portrait during the 2011 NHL Awards at the Palms Casino Resort June 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz has confirmed his Game 4 lineup will go unchanged from Game 3, meaning Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn will sit for the second straight playoff contest.

In speaking with reporters, Trotz made it clear the punishment for Radulov and Kostitsyn is over and this was a hockey decision above all else.

So, do you agree with the “hockey decision”?

Some things to consider:

-- Radulov is Nashville’s leading playoff scorer. Kostitsyn is tied for the team lead in goals.

-- Jordin Tootoo and Matt Halischuk drew in for Radulov and Kostitsyn and played well in Game 3. Tootoo led all skaters with five hits and Halischuk had two takeaways, a hit and a blocked shot.

-- Nashville’s power play, tops in the NHL during the regular season, is 5-for-34 in the playoffs.

-- What will it take for Radulov and Kostitsyn to get back in the lineup?

Onto the poll...

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