Next steps for Nashville

[kthx]

Even with three big FA adds, Nashville currently stands last in the entire league.

Some statistics below:
- PK 87.1% (1st)
- PP 18.4% (18th)
- S% 7.6 (32nd)
- 5v5 goals 35G/65GA
- Saros has .908 saving percentage

With injuries piling up namely on Josi & O'Reilly, what's the next step for Predators? I personally expected a lot more from them, their top 6 seemed fine although they kind of miss a proper 2C. If Fabbro was still enabling Josi and Skjei got to play 2nd pair, would that make a difference?

Why doesn't Brunette get the boot?

Is there hope for this season? If not, what are the plans to rebuild if any?

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[jonlin]

What amazes me most is that Saro`s save % isnt even that bad. This means the team infront of him is incredible lackluster. Trade everything for futures...

 

[Scoresberg]

This team is not going to go into a full-blown rebuild that's for sure. For the time being, it seems that Brunette will survive the season as they don't want throw anyone new into this situation we're in right now - mainly talking about the injuries to top players piling up lately.

I figure they will sell off some pieces as we get closer to trade deadline, talking about Nyquist, Sissons, Novak and maybe Lauzon/Carrier.

They will try to re-load for next year and aim for the playoffs that's for sure.

 

[kthx]

What amazes me most is that Saro`s save % isnt even that bad. This means the team infront of him is incredible lackluster. Trade everything for futures...

Also league best PK%, which to me is pretty interesting and would be something I personally would try to build teams confidence on. Major problem in 5v5 game though.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

The season is already lost so try to tank for a high pick and sell assets at the deadline

 

[General Fanager]

Fire everyone!!!

Not because I am a Preds fan but because they killed my pool. I really thought Stamkos and Forsberg would go buck wild together. Wow I am so dumb sometimes......

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

They're gonna chalk it up to just an unlucky year when the moves they made were utterly garbage. Saros should've been a sign and traded for a good forward, Askarov given the keys to the net and you maybe get 1 of Stamkos or Marchessault but not both of them. I got flamed all summer by Preds fans by saying that their team thinking was abysmal and I was told it was sour grapes when I literally saw the same thing with the 2010-2014 Devils to a tee. They reaped what they sowed, now deal with it. They're gonna be absurdly mediocre for the next few years and then head into a devastating rebuild.

This team is not going to go into a full-blown rebuild that's for sure. For the time being, it seems that Brunette will survive the season as they don't want throw anyone new into this situation we're in right now - mainly talking about the injuries to top players piling up lately.

I figure they will sell off some pieces as we get closer to trade deadline, talking about Nyquist, Sissons, Novak and maybe Lauzon/Carrier.

They will try to re-load for next year and aim for the playoffs that's for sure.

Yeah, they're basically forced to do this. They're not going to blow it up because it's proof that they're too reactionary but at the same time anyone with eyes could've seen this coming from afar. Stamkos/Marchessault were never fixing that team.