Last season, the Nashville Predators boasted one of the elite defensive cores in the NHL, with Ryan Ellis and Mattias Ekholm playing alongside former Montreal Canadiens super star P.K. Subban and club captain Roman Josi.
The Predators are as close to a cup window as any team, with their defense averaged around 29 years of age, their forwards averaged around 27, and Pekka Rinne 35-years-old going into this season.
Despite that, the Predators never showed that same dominance that a majority of insiders expected them to.