Laviolette wants Preds to take loss home 'and wrestle with it all night'

Peter Laviolette doesn't want his team to forget.

The Nashville Predators head coach was straight and to the point after his team dropped a 7-4 decision to the Florida Panthers on Saturday.

"A lot of times, they say you should put (a bad loss) in the trash can and forget about it," Laviolette said, according to The Tennessean's Adam Vingan. "I think we should take it home and wrestle with it all night."

A 2-2 game changed quickly in the second period, when the Panthers scored three goals in two-and-a-half minutes.

"It was gross," Laviolette went on. "We didn't play with any purpose. There was no passion, no effort."

It was Nashville's second straight loss, and the Preds are in action again Sunday at home against the Stars.

"We've got to play like we're fighting for our lives," captain Mike Fisher said.

Nashville sits fourth in the Central, and holds the second wild-card spot in the West. It's tight, though, and will remain so through the rest of the season. And in a very competitive West, a couple of good teams will no doubt miss the playoffs.