It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since the Nashville Predators’ run to the Stanley Cup Final. To this day, Preds fans can still recount every second of every series with the storytelling depth of Abe Simpson telling the story of the Springfield lemon tree. The Blackhawks sweep, the Sissons hat trick, Freddy Gaudreau’s heroics... there were no shortage of memorable moments.
Part of the reason for this is due to the “out-of-nowhere” nature of the Predators’ run. The Preds were the 16th-ranked team in the playoffs; in fact, two teams in the East who missed the postseason had better records.