Even before the free agency addition of Ryan O’Reilly, the thought of Luke Evangelista starting the 2023-24 season with the opportunity to play on the Nashville Predators top line is starting to make total sense.
With a true top line center in O’Reilly, and a refreshed and healthy Filip Forsberg on his way back, Evangelista just makes too much sense to be the third player to make up the Predators’ initial top line.
Ever since the “JoFA” line disbanded, finding that reliable top line has been challenging for the Nashville Predators, mostly due to the elusive nature of finding a true top line center.