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Why a Shortened 2021 Season Would Hurt the New-Look Predators

Filip Forsberg #9, Roman Josi #59, Ryan Johansen #92 and Ryan Ellis #4 of the Nashville Predators Mandatory Credit: Dave Sandford/NHLI via USA TODAY Sports

There’s no official word on when the next NHL season will start. For the new-look Nashville Predators, they’ll need time to build team chemistry.

All indications are that next season won’t start until at least when the calendar flips over to 2021. In fact, a January 1st start date seems most likely, meaning that playing a full 82-game slate looks bleak.

For a young team like the Nashville Predators, who will be moving youth and inexperience into the lineup, there’s not going to be lot of time to build that chemistry.