Sure, the math is there for the Nashville Predators to go on an improbable hot streak and surge into a top-three spot in the Central Division. But let’s deal in realistic scenarios.
The Predators are probably a wildcard or bust type of team, which isn’t a death sentence as we all know from 2017. However, the race is crowed as usual, and a few other teams have solid chances at being one of the two wildcard teams as well.
Out of all the teams in the wildcard hunt, how do the Predators stack up? Are they one of the better teams out of this group, or are they going to eventually fade into oblivion and put us out of our misery for this season?