Today is the third installment of a wholesale look at the Predators’ organizational pipeline. This is a position-by-position analysis based on what this summer will hold and what the future will dictate. You can check out the first installment—focusing on wingers—here and the second installment - goalies - here.
A quick reminder about the strategy behind these posts:
I will provide a look at what the organization has at each position, a graded breakdown of every players’ present and future, and contract situation.
Each player will be assigned four numbers and a label: a transition game grade, a defensive zone play grade, an AHL ability grade (if they aren’t already in the AHL, we know they can play in their current league), an NHL potential grade, and a three-year projection.