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NHL Power Rankings #11: Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators were one of the best teams in the NHL last season. However, considering that they didn’t really do anything to improve themselves during the off-season, they could have a little bit of trouble returning to the playoffs.
Nashville has a good mixture of both veterans and young players. Pekka Rinne, Mike Ribeiro, and Shea Weber lead the way as Nashville’s two best veteran players. They have Roman Josi, Seth Jones, Filip Forsberg and Craig Smith leading the way as far as their young players.
They added Cody Hodgson, who could be a huge bargain for them. He should be their third or fourth line center. They also signed Barrett Jackman to shore up their blue line.
Nashville will definitely compete in the Central Division, but do they have the scoring capacity to keep up with Chicago and St. Louis?
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