We have come to know the Nashville Predators for exactly what they have been over the past several years: a really good regular-season team.
Another fast start offers more excitement, but simply making the playoffs is no longer good enough for this franchise.
The Predators are unfortunate enough to play in one of the toughest divisions in the NHL but have still managed to consistently put up 90-point seasons in recent years.
Even advancing past the first round of the playoffs is arguably not good enough for this franchise anymore. It advanced to the conference semifinals in 2011 and 2012.
Racking up 90-point seasons is all well and good, but anything short of deep playoff runs is considered a failure for this team now. They have all the tools to make a run, anchored by Pekka Rinne, one of the best goaltenders in the game.
Expectations are high once again for the Predators in 2015-2016, and ESPN staff writer Scott Powers has them finishing runner-up in the tough Central Division.
You can't argue with that prediction as the Predators have the daunting task of playing the C ...
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Article written by Chad Minton
Nashville Predators Have to Prove They’re Not Just a Regular-Season Team
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