The Nashville Predators have almost always been a successful team by many conventional senses. They rarely miss the playoffs, their teams win more than they lose, and the franchise has enjoyed remarkable stability in the front office for its entire history. I can’t remember a time when the Preds played anything resembling truly awful hockey. Many fans of this team don’t even recall what that looks like.
This season was frequently a refresher.
I’m not often the guy screaming “blow it all up” when there’s a core in place. If you have a few postseasons of failure, that’s fine!