The Book on the Predators

No team is perfect. There’s not one team out there that is perfectly pieced together to win every game. Even the mighty Bruins have a couple bare spots in their armor. There is room for improvement for every team in the league. Some teams… well, they need more than others. Some teams, like the Predators, are built more on style and system than talent and adaptation. David Poile and Barry Trotz have been on the same page since 2002 in building this team (puck moving defensemen, two way forwards, tall Scandinavian netminders, etc), so the system is entrenched with the franchise. Doesn’t mean there’s not holes and ways to exploit them. Actually… it’s kinda obvious.