It’s been many years since the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators have met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so the animosity between the two teams is nearly non-existent. After a season apart, the two teams will meet three times this regular season.
Where they left off
At the trade deadline, the Predators weren’t really buyers and they weren’t really sellers. The team made a single trade, acquiring veteran defenseman Erik Gudbranson from the Ottawa Senators for prospect Brandon Fortunato and a 2023 seventh-round pick.
The addition didn’t make much of a difference.