Hey there folks! It’s been an extended (and unwanted) hiatus, but I’m finally back with another very stupid, very enjoyable experiment that I spent entirely too much time on. The Nashville Predators have had plenty of draft gaffes throughout their history, from taking Brian Finley 6th overall to selecting Miikka Salomaki ahead of Nikita Kucherov; as a fan who is continually frustrated by the organization’s struggles to produce skilled, high-scoring forwards, I know I’ve spent plenty of time thinking about what could have been. Taking all of that into account, what would the Preds look like if I perfectly optimized every draft pick in franchise history?
Optimizing Nashville’s Draft Classes, Part 1: 1998-2002
