Nashville Predators Season Outlook

The Predators haven’t done very much to improve thisoffseason, because they didn’t need to add much in order to improve. Their biggest liabilities last year were adjusting to a new system and youth. And while everyone can agree that it didn’t take long for the Preds to pick up the new system at 5-on-5, it was just as apparent that the power play was a huge Achilles’ heel for them.

Nashville Predators

Nashville was 25th in the NHL on the power play last year, connecting at an absolutely pathetic 16.2%. It’s not imperative to have a great power play to do well in the NHL (both Anaheim and Minnesota had worse PP’s than Nashville). However, it certainly helps alleviate pressure on a young team…