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Nashville Predators: How the Team Handled the 2017 Expansion Draft

James Neal #18 of the Vegas Golden Knights prepares to toss a stick to a fan after being named the second star of the game following the team's 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on April 11, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Does it still sting for Nashville Predators fans when thinking back to the 2017 Expansion Draft and losing James Neal? You darn right it does, and now we might be getting ready to go through a similar pain on Wednesday night.