Pekka Rinne. Jordin Tootoo. Shea Weber. Joel Ward. Colin Wilson. Ryan Suter. David Legwand. Carrie Underwood's husband.
Who? What do you wanna bet that 5 years ago you didn't know a team existed in Tennessee? Well thanks to Carrie... I mean Mike Fisher, and the rest of the Preds, Nashville has become a hockey market.
The diehard Predator fans knew the team all along had the ability to compete for a Stanley Cup. Until they were eliminated by Vancouver last night, winning Hockeys most valuable prize looked like a reasonable possibility. A great first round by Tootoo, Nick Spaling and Ward gave them hope. With a Vezina nominee in Rinne, a Norris Hopeful in Weber and a Jack Adams possibility in Barry Trotz, the only Nashville coach in the organization ever the team has great potential.
You have to hand it to their scouts. Rinne, Weber, Suter, Klein, Tootoo, Legwand..... I can go on and on.
They easily have the best Defence in the entire league, along with Dan Ellis, Chris Mason, Tomas Vokoun, Mike Duhnam, Andreas Lindback and Rinne in net in recent years.
If they are ever going to become a serious contender in the Spring, they need offense. Alex Semin in Washington is a perfect fit. He doesn't play well with the Caps. He needs a change in scenery. Nashville has alot of cap space left. Could he become a Predator in the offseason?
If you are a Nashville Predator fan, be loud and be proud.
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