The biggest question for Nashville was who would replace Jones on the blue line and how would Nashville finagle things around after his departure.
Albeit a small sample size, Nashville has nailed down its continuing defensive pairings for the foreseeable future.
There's no question that the absence of Seth Jones patrolling the perimeter with Barret Jackman has made it interesting, to say the least, in what the Predators deploy every night for their second and third defensive pairings.
After a handful of tweaks and changes -- seeing both Petter Granberg and Anthony Bitetto find themselves inside and out of the lineup, along with Jackman himself looking like a nomad roaming a post-apocalyptic Earth -- Nashville saw itself rewarded with a perfect 4-0-0 road trip, which included allowing only one goal in each of the four off a combined 107 shots through the trip.