Sooooo Are the Predators bad?

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Good players, bad team. Looks like Saros not himself too.

 

[Rcknrollkillnmachine]

Early days. May do a Panthers and reach the final before being defeated.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

They need to sign Joe Thornton and Jason Spezza to be true contenders

 

[Regal]

Nashville always seems to surprise when they’re written off and disappoint when they’re hyped. They have a lot of new pieces to fit in and I’m sure they’ll turn things around a bit but I wouldn’t be shocked if they end up just missing the cut for the playoffs

 

[GMR]

They’re so bad that they’ve made the Yzerplan look amazing.

 

[Andre Palot]

You can't just put superstars together and expect them to mesh and gel. Ask the Avalanche how that worked out with their 'big three' back when Selanne was there

 

[WarriorofTime]

It's pretty early, lots of new guys coming together that one training camp doesn't necessarily solve, so they may still turn it around. And on the other hand, making splashy Free Agent moves often doesn't resort in the returns one would hope for, so them folding like a wet blanket wouldn't be overly shocking.

 

[NailsHoglander]

Yes and the Flames are cup contenders

 

[Bleedred]

They're giving off some MAJOR 97-04 Rangers vibes.

I thought everyone needed to pump the f***in brakes when calling them a contender after July 1st.

Still, I figured they had enough to be a playoff team and they still could be, especially after making it last year with a fairly weaker roster. But cup contender? Yeah.....

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

yeah they stink but I think they’ll still make the playoffs and lose in rd 1 like every year

 

[centipede2233]

It’s a young man’s game and the Preds are old. Adding more older guys, who their previous clubs didn’t want, wasn’t how to get better.

This is the correct answer. The nhl is a young man’s game. When was the last time crosby/malkin won a 7 game playoff series? When was the last time ovie won a 7 game series? When was the last time P.Kane won a 7 game playoff series? When was the last time kopitar/doughty won a 7 game playoff series?

Pro tip - when nhl players get older and more expensive, you won’t even win a playoff round little own a cup. And I think Colorado and mackinnon will follow suit…

 

[DFC]

When teams usher players out the door, it's not always the smartest thing to throw buckets of money at those same players.

 

[ViD]

I personally expected a drop of production from Stamkos, but I didn’t think he would barely be scoring at all

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

We need Coach Lou. Yeah...they look really bad.

 

[Suntouchable13]

This is the correct answer. The nhl is a young man’s game. When was the last time crosby/malkin won a 7 game playoff series? When was the last time ovie won a 7 game series? When was the last time P.Kane won a 7 game playoff series? When was the last time kopitar/doughty won a 7 game playoff series?

Pro tip - when nhl players get older and more expensive, you won’t even win a playoff round little own a cup. And I think Colorado and mackinnon will follow suit…

What about teams that have not won when they were younger, and now just getting older and more expensive?

 

[MNRube]

Made the wrong choice on goaltending - Askarov was the future. Saros had great trade value and should’ve been moved.

Spent way too much on the wing and never addressed C or D. Novak as your 2C and Skjei as your 2D is playing with fire.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

They’re swiftly approaching bag-head territory.

 

[NyQuil]

Yeah sports media narratives are really stupid

Narratives!

Don’t need ‘em, don’t want ‘em!

Don’t get me started on narrators…

 

[Soundgarden]

Made the wrong choice on goaltending - Askarov was the future. Saros had great trade value and should’ve been moved.

Spent way too much on the wing and never addressed C or D. Novak as your 2C and Skjei as your 2D is playing with fire.

The thing is Novak has been good, dangerous offensively, but Brunette will take him off that line as soon as he loses a face off. Skjei has shown flashes but has been tied to the anchor that is Schenn.

It's cool that Schenn is a great locker room guy and he just played his 1000th game but he should not be on the ice, especially when someone like Fabbro is benched because of it.

 

[centipede2233]

What about teams that have not won when they were younger, and now just getting older and more expensive?

Then you’re screwed! The leafs are in tough, but atleast marner, matthews and nylander are in their prime

 

[PullHard]

little own

lol awesome. The preds minus whale have a fire sale at this point.

 

[unicornpig]

who would have thought adding 2 over the hill stars to an already old team would make them bad.

 

[MS]

They're old as hell, weak down the middle, and have nothing in the way of veteran high-leverage top-4 D. It's not a formula for success.

Stamkos is also a 5-on-5 boat anchor and has been for a couple years and that contract is one of the coupe worst in the NHL.

 

[ClydeLee]

I've never gotten their motive for years. It kept feeling like they're gonna rebuild after the trade of Ellis then Ekholm... and as a Hawks fine I'm fine they've been directionless.

 

[Soundgarden]

I've never gotten their motive for years. It kept feeling like they're gonna rebuild after the trade of Ellis then Ekholm... and as a Hawks fine I'm fine they've been directionless.

We have been rebuilding, we just signed vets this season. We still have 3 1sts on top of about ten recent firsts from the past couple years.

We traded Ellis because he was slow old and injured, he's only played one game since then.