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Nashville Predators: Ellis Ready to be Predators’ Next Great Leader

By Treigh Patterson

NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 3: Ryan Ellis #4 of the Nashville Predators skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Three of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena on June 3, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 3: Ryan Ellis #4 of the Nashville Predators skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Three of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena on June 3, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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(Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Ryan Ellis has been key to the Nashville Predators for a few years. Now is the time for him to emerge as a leader for a team that desperately needs one.

The Nashville Predators have one of the best defensive units in the NHL. Last season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs showed the whole world just how good that group really is. One of those players who easily stood out was Ryan Ellis. It was not just because of his offensive execution, though. It was more so because of the way he helped lead his team when they needed someone to step up.

Ryan Ellis has always been considered a good leader while in Nashville. But he developed into an even greater leader during last years playoffs. However, you cannot just become a leader over night. For Ellis, he has demonstrated these leadership qualities everywhere he’s played. It has been eight years in the making, but Ellis seems as if he is ready to take on a new leadership role with the team, and the timing could not be better.

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