A primary reason why the Nashville Predators are such a hard team to figure out coming into 2023-24 is the roster turnover since March followed by not knowing exactly how quickly the mentorship from veterans will translate to success on the ice.
General Manager Barry Trotz’s plan to add veteran leadership in the offseason came into full effect by adding Ryan O’Reilly, Gustav Nyquist and Luke Schenn in free agency to partially replace the departures of veterans such as Matt Duchene, Ryan Johansen and Mattias Ekholm.