Joe Rexrode

USA TODAY NETWORK -- Tennessee

OK, I’ll bite. But don’t worry, I won’t bite any feathers and offend the delicate sensibilities of any Chicagoans.

Apparently our cool front-page illustration Thursday of a saber-tooth cat chomping on Chicago Blackhawks-colored feathers is evidence of an “inferiority complex” in Nashville. This in the words of Joe Knowles of the Chicago Tribune, who also refers to my claim that a series win would be the biggest in Predators history.

Which it would be, regardless of round, because of what the Blackhawks have achieved in this decade. And because the Predators have never advanced past the second round. That’s acknowledging reality, which I don’t believe is a symptom associated with any known complex.

Sports is supposed to be a good time, with silly things such as imagery of team mascots attacking each other sometimes part of the deal. I looked at our cover and thought, “ fun.” If you looked at that cover and thought, “inferiority complex,” perhaps you’re dealing with one of your own?

Is there such thing as a “superiority complex?” I don’t know. I’m not a psychologist. But you’re right, Joe, you do have much bigger skyscrapers than we do.

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