It isn’t easy for forwards to earn a spot on the extremely deep Nashville Predators. But here are a few players who could do that this year.
The 2017-2018 Nashville Predators are among the most talented in the NHL. With 61 point campaigns in 2016-17 from Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen, 58 from Filip Forsberg, and 40+ from four other Predators, the offensive stars are there. Now, all Nashville needs is another two or three players to breakout this year and add 40+ points of their own.
We witnessed it happen before. And, it appears that it is about to happen again. Kevin Fiala is showing his speed and creativity during this preseason. There is already hopes that he will continue this trend. Add to this the rising play of Miikka Salomaki, and you have strong scoring potential.
But, there are other players – maybe less discussed ones – that can make the jump on play this season.
These are the 3 most likely candidates to make that jump to stardom this season.