The Nashville Predators lost their fifth straight game to open the season, leaving everyone – including the players themselves – asking, “what’s wrong?” Steven Stamkos finally scored his first goal for Nashville in Saturday’s loss to Detroit, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Predators out of their season-opening slump. They are the only team in the NHL without a point so far this season, and we discuss who and what is –and isn’t – to blame.
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I had seen, going into this regular season, in no particular order of ranking, the Dallas Stars, Avs, Jets, Preds and maybe Utah HC as strong candidates to finish in the top-five of the Central Division. Yes the Blues last summer offer-sheeted d-man Phil Broberg and centre Dylan Holloway from the Oilers but I had seen those moves as perhaps quite minor, and not likely to move the needle all that much. Yet between those two acquisitions, Broberg has been on fire via having put up six points, five of them assists, over his 1st 6 non-preseason games with his new team and has a +6, tied with Pavel Buchnevich for team lead in that last category.
Yet although the Blues had a rather quiet 2024 off-season, the same cannot be said for the Preds, with the first day Central Daylight Time of free-agent frenzy having meant a huge binge that had included signings of eight players, with all but one-time Dallas Stars goalie Matt Murray to multi-season contracts. Evidenced by five losses, all in regulation, this regular season, it’s become increasingly clear this season has almost become a lost one. I plan to watch the relevant episode of the Preds-themed Locked On Sports podcast, if I am available to do so; very much like last week Monday CDT I have no plans to leave my place of residence. Definitely looking forward to claims by the cohost or cohosts of the episode because I believe there will be much discuss about how this Preds’ season has so far very much gone off the rails.
I think you two are lying to yourselves, the situation is dire and your answer is well nobody said we’d win the cup this year, it’s ok. No ladies, it’s not, we want accountability, and his name is Bruno
We’ll be out of the hunt by Thanksgiving
If comments double, sorry, not showing all, a 5-15 start necessitates playing .700 hockey to get to maybe 95 points, still not enough to get in
When Preds plays Hawks they will win their first win. So if first 10 games doesn´t get snowballed 0-80 or anything then all gets beter at some point.
It starts with the captain. Defense has been atrocious, and Josi is the leader of that defense. Four defensemen are -5 or worse. Outside of a 2 assist game, Josi has 1 point in 4 games. So, he's not defending much and he's not creating offense much. Skjei has been even worse (he's just not the captain). -6 and 1 point in 5 games.
Bottom line forwards are also not doing their job. Sissons and McCarron are -8 and Smith is -7…with 1 point among the three of them. They're not playing shutdown minutes while the weapons recharge. If this team can't figure out defense, they're always going to be chasing the game and trying to dig out of a hole. People always think Nashville has "a great defense", but that hasn't been the case in years. They have no discipline or accountability, and something needs to be done to send a message. Healthy scratch Josi for a game if necessary. Wake them up.
How about Sissons, on the strong side with empty net, getting destroyed by Larkin, TWICE! He showed up for the face off but critical draws the lights are too bright. Meanwhile hall of famer just sits there and watches. Nice call Bruno
The man has no idea that there's a whole ketchup lore story line attached to his name now. Welcome to Nashville 😂