NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 17: David Legwand #11 and Joel Ward #29 of the Nashville Predators congratulate teammate Martin Erat #10, center, on scoring a goal against the Anaheim Ducks in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bridgestone Arena on April 17, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
Ever since the Nashville Predators made that fateful trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017, it’s been a wild ride that’s made it easy to forget important players from before.
If you haven’t been a fan of the Nashville Predators fan from the start in 1998, then you missed out on a grueling journey with rosters full of blue collar players that didn’t garner much national attention.