Hey all and I continue my look at teams who missed the playoffs with Nashville in the spotlight.
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26 Comments
Jankowski going nuts in Carolina isnt a good look either
good players can have a bad season…look at the rangers
They never should have drafted Askarov in the first place. Obviously he wasn’t going to want to just be a backup. It just never made sense to me
Nashville needs to do what Washington did. And they can. They have the tools to do so. Having a Top 5 pick in the draft is definitely gonna help them.
Will be interesting to see what Trotz does this summer
The ONLY positive thing The Predators can take out of this season, is the stud they’ll draft in June. I mean it’s better than having an embarrassing season AND than picking 15th overall.
I wanted the Preds to rebuild last year (trade Josi, Forsberg, and Saros) and was unhappy with the Stamkos and Marchessault signings (and the Askarov trade).
This summer? I'm chill with anything. Let's just see what happens.
Brunette's hockey is absolutely brutal on the goalie. At least it has been here. I dont put it on Saros
Those 3 1st rounders this yr depending on what picks they end up being can be very interesting. Thats the most interesting part to this team to me. Who can they get ofcoarse assuming they stay in the top 5 n who has been taken when they pick or do they do something where they trade them for somebody thats signed. I would hope they draft but with the aging stars they probably want a quick retool rather than aging n falling off a cliff while those 3 picks develop
Everybody asked the same questions with Ovi and the Caps before this season. The same for the pens. As you see the results differ greatly.
As a Tampa fan, I wasn't surprised Stamkos' play fell off. His wingers in Nashville aren't as good as Kucherov, and Stamkos has been getting extra points off Kuch for a few years.
balance more offense with defense?
try neutral zone forecheck and puck possession?
When was the last time a highly anticipated team failed this badly? I don't think even the collapse of the Habs in 2022 was this bad, because we kinda see that coming without Price, Danault and Weber, etc
As a Preds fan I think we should just tank for McKenna and DuPont. There’s absolutely no point in trying to sneak into a wildcard spot just to get spanked in the 1st round by the Stars, Avs, etc. We haven’t won a round since 2018 and the team has only gotten worse since so we stand absolutely 0 chance. I’d personally MUCH rather have a chance at generational talents like McKenna and DuPont than lose 1st round and just add another year of no success.
We got too many cooks in the kitchen
The best path forwards is backwards for Nashville.
The only way Nashville gets worse next season is if Bruno is still behind the bench. That man, (all due respect to those who played the game), has no business coaching this team. It was fine when we had our 23-24 / normal roster, because those guys knew each other and knew how to make the best of what they had; but now that there’s pressure on Bruno, and HOF’ers at his disposal, he doesn’t know what to do. In fact, he’s even come out and shared throughout this season that he does not have a plan for fixing this mess. But boy, let’s hear more about this “system” of his 🙄. Nashville needs a new head coach with confidence, and leadership. The players have been through hell together this season, and that’s plenty for a foundation to build on from here.
I think they have to stay the course. They basically went all in and need to sick with it. Multiple players have no movement trades and there is not a big incentive on trading players since this is their "window". They are a veteran team and whatever success they have this with roster it will be in the next few years before guys retire, decline further, or are out of contract.
Am I missing something? According to puckpedia cap space is $6,989,664.00
I would say that Nashville is in the worst shape of the bottom dweller teams. A roster full of highly paid, underperforming, past their prime players with years to go in their contracts does not portend well for the next few years. Barry Trotz is going to have to pull some rabbits out of his hat to turn that ship around.
I remember when they got Marsh and Stammer last summer many had them going to the cup this year. Hope they see a bounce back, especially for my boy Marshy.
As a Preds STH of 25 years, when none of your first round picks from 2016-2020 are with the team, that is an organizational failure to scout, draft, and cultivate young talent. One that compounds a franchise-long dilemma of being unable to draft at forward, particularly for the elusive franchise centerman. The last the Preds were in the top 5 in 2013, many of us were looking to snag Barkov in the draft. Instead, Seth Jones fell to 4th and was snagged as has been the norm in Nashville while hoping for the Upshalls and Wilsons to become more than they were. It's been further exacerbated by the asset mismanagement of players like Tolvanen, Fabbro, Tomasino, etc., the snide undervaluing of players like Duchene, and unexpected departures of Sherwood, Zucker, etc. The latter two I would've thought to be classic Trotz players. Ultimately, they did something uncharacteristic of the organization and took a chance last off-season for offensive skillsets they've never had…didn't pan out, but I give Trotz credit for the effort and fault Bruno for the line shuffling. Now, like everyone else, I'm looking to the draft…wondering if it will determine hockey in Nashville for the next decade. If they find fortune and win the lottery to draft 1st overall for the first time in franchise history, take Misa!!!
Well, Stamkos is old now, soo…. 🤷♂️
Preds are the western laughing stock right now. I would be shocked if they make the playoffs next year.
The season didn’t pan out. We made splash moves. Not ideal results.
Yet. We will soon