The Nashville Predators managed to not completely sink this season and hung around on the playoff bubble from November on. Now they’re in the playoffs if the regular season doesn’t get completed.
It’s a credit to some unsung heroes like Rocco Grimaldi and Nick Bonino that the team was able to charge back into a wildcard spot to the current time. There are others who played an important role as well.
But what about the players who are most important to the team? The ones that have the talent and skills to be an elite player and carry the Predators the full distance of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup.