This piece is mostly inspired by some roster-related thoughts I had that ended up in tweet-form last October.
Yesterday, I took those thoughts and modified them for the changes we’ve seen this offseason (so far), including the Ryan Ellis and Viktor Arvidsson trades and the Calle Jarnkrok expansion draft pick.
Here’s the thread:
As a reminder, here's the G6 lineup from 2017 vs. PIT:
Aberg-Sissons-Forsberg
Arvidsson-Fisher-Neal
Wilson-Jarnkrok-Smith
McLeod-Gaudreau-Watson
Ellis-Josi
Ekholm-Subban
Irwin-Weber
Rinne Saros— Rachel K (@RachelKH79) July 29, 2021Basically, my premise is this:
The Nashville Predators have indeed been working on a “competitive rebuild” since the 2017 Stanley Cup Final loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.