from John Glennon of The Tennessean,

So what might interest the Predators over the next few weeks? Here are some positions and names that might make sense:

Defensive depth. The Predators have a very talented and offensive-minded defensive corps when everyone is healthy, but outside of Shea Weber, Roman Josi and Anton Volchenkov, there's not a lot of experience on the blueline.

Nashville would be well-served to add at least one quality defenseman, most likely a player with size who is good in his own end and can log a decent amount of minutes. Some players that might fit the bill are Ottawa's Marc Methot, Colorado's Jan Hejda, Carolina's Andrej Sekera and Arizona's Zbynek Michalek.

Center depth. The Predators have fared well offensively with their one-two punch of Mike Ribeiro and Fisher, but scoring becomes more challenging in the postseason and it would be good to have more options in the middle. Along the same lines, injuries have to be expected in the playoffs, another good reason more is better.

It would be pretty challenging to find a No. 1 center at the deadline. But some players that could supplement Ribeiro and Fisher are Arizona's Antoine Vermette, Colorado's Ryan O'Reilly (if he's on the market), Colorado's Daniel Briere and even former Predator Mike Santorelli, now with Toronto.

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