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Nashville Predators: The 5 Best Draft Picks in Predator’s History

By Chad Minton

OTTAWA, ON - JUNE 21: 38th overall pick, Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators poses for a portrait at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft at Scotiabank Place on June 21, 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - JUNE 21: 38th overall pick, Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators poses for a portrait at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft at Scotiabank Place on June 21, 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images) /
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Since their expansion season in 1998, the Nashville Predators have had several draft picks that made a huge impact on the franchise. Here’s our top 5.

It’s been quite the journey from a 1998 expansion season to the Stanley Cup Final for the Nashville Predators. They’re not enjoying this kind of sustained success without smart draft picks.

Over the last 19 years the franchise has turned into a regular mainstay in the postseason, and now they clearly have winning the Stanley Cup as the ultimate expectation. Much of this is thanks to General Manager David Poile, who has been here from day one for the Nashville Predators. Now, he adds the GM of the Year award to add to his accomplishments.

To get here in such a relatively short amount of time, the Predators made several game-changing draft picks that got them to within two wins of winning the Stanley Cup. They also have a plethora of young talent that’s already making waves.

With the NHL Entry Draft tomorrow, we rank the top five draft picks in Nashville Predators team history.

All historical stats per hockey-reference.com

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