On the Forecheck · May 18, 2015
2014-15 OTF Report Card: Taylor Beck
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY SportsIn previous seasons, the Predators were all about some grit. Under the Barry Trotz regime, grit = guys who aren't terribly talented but are hard to play against. But at the same time, Trotz and his band of merry men preferred aged players like Eric Nystrom to fill these role as opposed to the younger players in the system. So in 2014, Taylor Beck was at the end of his ELC, and came into training camp without a deal in place. Not much was expected of Beck, to the point we didn't even do a season preview on the guy (and we liked Beck!).