Nashville Predators fans knew that October was going to be a trial by fire regardless of how promising the team looked before entering the new season. With 8 games in 17 days, including 3 back to back matchups and a 3 game road trip through California, all of which were against playoff caliber teams, the Predators definitely have their work cut out for them.
Before flying into Detroit for a matchup against the Red Wings , Nashville had fallen to 1-2-0 after splitting a back to back matchup with Chicago and then beaten by the Dallas Stars at home in a surprisingly low scoring affair and looked to right the ship against their old foes.