This is a unique time in Tennessee for sports. The Grizzlies are in the midst of a reckoning, the Vols may have finally hired their football coach, the Titans and Preds both sit atop their divisions, and the mayor’s office is pushing hard for the MLS expansion bid. And that’s all just this week.
The Preds are flexing on their opposition even without Ryan Ellis, Scott Hartnell, and now Ryan Johansen who left the game after 40 minutes against Vancouver. People are buying in on this team, and they’re buying in on the experience. The TV product is getting better as well, and has taken a strong step forward with the addition of Lyndsay Rowley, and now Chris Mason.