The 2021-22 campaign for the Nashville Predators ended early in the postseason, and the fanbase has every right to be upset with the outcome. Although the Colorado Avalanche are a juggernaut (and are proving it with the fashion they’re beating the opponents they’ve been playing), there is something about ending a season full of franchise-bests on the first sweep in franchise history.
Now that the postseason begins to wind down, with the Avalanche punching their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final along with the Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s time for teams that have been eliminated or didn’t qualify to look even harder at their to-do lists.