Former Nashville Predators stars such as David Legwand and Martin Erat felt as if they would always be Nashville Predators. Both were traded away toward the ends of their careers.
If you had taken a poll a few weeks ago, most Nashville Predators fans would have told you that The Captain, Shea Weber would be a player that started their NHL career as a Pred and would finish as one. He is now a member of the Montreal Canadiens.
In earlier days of the NHL, it seemed that once a player became a star it was only on rare occasions that they would move to another team.