...rather than start on a full rebuild of the lineup, Trotz spent much of his salary cap space on a trio of veteran UFAs: center Ryan O’Reilly, winger Gustav Nyquist and defenseman Luke Schenn all signed with the Preds on the first day of unrestricted free agency, putting more grit and experience into the organization.
That’s all well and good, and it’s clearly possible Nashville could sneak into the playoffs via a wild-card berth. It’s also possible the Predators finish fifth in the Central Division for a second consecutive season and once again wind up on the outside of the post-season looking in.
Even though there are new faces all around – including new coach Andrew Brunette – our sense is the Preds’ results could end up very similar to this past season’s disappointing showing.
-Adam Proteau of The Hockey News where you can read more on the Nashville Predators.
Trotz is old school: he likes his veterans.
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