It's finally here: Nashville's first game of the season against the Carolina Hurricanes gets underway about 7:00pm tonight at Bridgestone Arena.
After all of the preseason hullabaloo surrounding the Predators and whether Victor Bartley will lose his spot to Anthony Bitetto, whether Kevin Fiala will even get close to the opening night roster (spoiler alert: he won't and isn't) or if Austin Watson can finally earn a stable spot in Nashville, we can finally put all of those to bed and get started on the long, arduous grind to the postseason and beyond.