Moving into the 2014-15 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins were looking to get tough after suffering a disappointing bounce from
the second round of the NHL playoffs, and the Nashville Predators were gasping for a goal scorer after missing the postseason for a second consecutive year.
So begat the trade which sent Penguin sniper James Neal to Nashville for net-front agitation expert Patric Hornqvist and depth piece Nick Spaling. Nearly two full seasons into their new uniforms, we can begin to speculate as to who walked away the winner in this swap.