Given all the off-season turmoil that the Nashville Predators went through last year, it is a remarkable achievement that they snagged a playoff berth last week.
Last year, it looked like a Canadian zillionare would buy the team and move it north. Fortunately, a local ownership group came through to keep the team in Nashville. Additionally, the team's roster was gutted to dramatically reduce its payroll. In spite of this, the Predators have played well this season.
The team is the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs and will face the Detroit Red Wings in the first round. Even though the Red Wings won the President's Trophy for accumulating the most points during the regular season, I think this is a pretty good match up for them.
It is definitely better than playing San Jose. This year, the Preds have gone 3-3-2 against Detroit, while going 0-4 against San Jose. Also, the Sharks bounced Nashville from the playoffs the last two years.
I don't know what the contract status of Predators' head coach Barry Trotz is, but I believe the man deserves a bonus and an extension.
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Even though they're gonna lose in the first round, i'm glad they made the playoffs.
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