Eeli Tolvanen has been on the cusp of being a regular on the Nashville Predators for the past couple seasons, and with Filip Forsberg injured and the Preds without a competent winger for the first-line left wing spot, Tolvanen should have fit in just right.
The Predators currently have fourth line regular Calle Jarnkrok playing alongside Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson on the first line, which made the Preds decision to call up Miikka Salomaki in place of Filip Forsberg very questionable, especially considering the fact they returned Yakov Trenin to Milwaukee on Sunday.