SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: A closeup view of the draft board during the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Drafting is never a perfect science, and the Nashville Predators decided to draft possibly a foundational goaltender for the future at 11th overall.
Mock draft boards were all over the place heading into the 2020 NHL Entry Draft for the Nashville Predators. Many had a high-scoring winger as a target position, but they went high for a goaltender.