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Nashville Predators: Comparing the Trades

By Marcus Young

May 5, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) talks with teammate center Ryan Johansen (92) during a stop in play against the San Jose Sharks in game four of the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators won 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
May 5, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) talks with teammate center Ryan Johansen (92) during a stop in play against the San Jose Sharks in game four of the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators won 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 5, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) talks with teammate center Ryan Johansen (92) during a stop in play against the San Jose Sharks in game four of the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators won 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) talks with teammate center Ryan Johansen (92) during a stop in play. The Predators won 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

The Nashville Predators have made two blockbuster trades during 2016.  Which was better?

The Nashville Predators have always seemed just a step or two behind the powerhouses of the NHL and specifically the Central Division with Chicago, St Louis, Dallas, and Detroit when they were still in the Western Conference.

David Poile has worked hard to get this team in a position to not only compete, but to also show the rest of the league we can contend. Two seasons ago, after hiring an offensive coach in Peter Laviolette, Poile traded for sniper James Neal and that added a lot of firepower to this franchise, but it wasn’t enough.

Within the same calendar year, David Poile picked up two pieces, both on offense and defense, that makes this team a real threat for the teams in the West. Ryan Johansen, the true number one center, and P.K. Subban, the entertaining and ecstatic offensive defenseman, have been injected into an already talented and exciting team. We’ve had a chance to watch Johansen since he was added about midway into last season and we know what he adds, but right now Subban is still an unknown.

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Sure, Preds fans have watched him play as Jaromir Jagr at The All Star Game in Nashville, and I’m sure you guys did what I did by watching highlight reel after highlight reel to get pumped up for his first game in Gold. With all of that we still don’t know how he’ll be used on our squad whether it’s with Roman Josi or maybe with Mattias Ekholm, but what we do is he will bring our D corp to a new level.

Looking at both one for one trades Poile made, it made me wonder which will have the biggest impact on our team. Don’t misunderstand this articles point. I know that both Joey and P.K. will have a huge impact and make this team better, but which will have the biggest impact?

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