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Nashville Predators: Full Roster Breakdown for the Season-Opener

Filip Forsberg #9, Roman Josi #59, Ryan Johansen #92 and Ryan Ellis #4 of the Nashville Predators Mandatory Credit: Dave Sandford/NHLI via USA TODAY Sports

After a long wait, the Nashville Predators have released their initial starting roster that they’ll take into the 2020-21 NHL season which starts later today.

Six NHL teams open their season before everyone else on Wednesday, while the Nashville Predators will start their 2020-21 campaign on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

There wasn’t much time at all between submitting your first roster and the season-opener. The Predators will have 23 players on their starting roster, with five players on their taxi squad, per CapFriendly:

Nashville #Predators 2020-21 starting roster:
23 players (13F – 8D – 2G)

Taxi Squad (5):
Tolvanen
Smith
Ingram
Carrier
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