2021-22
Record: 45-30-7 97p (5th in the Central)
Playoffs: Lost in First Round to COL
Key Losses
D – Philippe Myers (Trade – TB), F – Luke Kunin (Trade – SJ), G – David Rittich (WIN), F – Nick Cousins (FLA)
Key Additions
G – Kevin Lankinen, F – Zach Sanford, F – Nino Niederreiter
2022-23 Preview
Last year the Predators made the playoffs and lost in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champions in the Colorado Avalanche. Nashville is hoping to build off a solid season and look to advance further in the playoffs. Unfortunately for them, they’re in a very loaded and stacked Western Conference. This team features strong performers in Filip Forsberg who’s a scoring dynamo, Roman Josi who anchors the defense both offensively and defensively, and Jusi Saros in between the pipes who had a phenomenal season last year.
I do see Nashville making the playoffs but, I think they’ll continue to struggle to get past the first round unless they can get more scoring firepower up front on the wing and some more speed as well. What the Predators have now is solid and good, unfortunately it’s not enough to be a Stanley Cup contender.
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