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Nashville Predators: Ranking the Central Division’s Top Lines for 2019-20

By Chad Minton

WINNIPEG, MB - MAY 7: Ryan Johansen #92, Filip Forsberg #9, P.K. Subban #76, Roman Josi #59 and Viktor Arvidsson #33 of the Nashville Predators celebrate a third period goal against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on May 7, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB - MAY 7: Ryan Johansen #92, Filip Forsberg #9, P.K. Subban #76, Roman Josi #59 and Viktor Arvidsson #33 of the Nashville Predators celebrate a third period goal against the Winnipeg Jets in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on May 7, 2018 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 09: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks passes against the Nashville Predators at the United Center on January 09, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Predators defeated the Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Chicago Blackhawks

Top Line: Alexander Nylander, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane

The Blackhawks aren’t going to stay down forever. They have a nice prospect pool that’s going to help them return to relevancy very soon. As for their top line, it has two familiar faces in Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. You can’t underestimate veteran leadership and elite offensive players that have been doing this for a long time.

Whether you like him or not, Kane is one of the best wingers in the game. The organization around him struggled in recent memory, but that’s not at all his fault. He’s remained an elite offensive weapon and doesn’t appear to be losing any steam.

Kane had 44 goals last season, just two short of his career high. As the team around him gets better, he’ll get better as well. No player can do it all on their own, which is why we love hockey. So the Blackhawks have Toews at center, who remarkably just put up his career high in points in year 12 of his career.

As for now, Alex Nylander will be on the left wing opposite Kane. He’s a former top-ten draft pick in 2016, and comes via trade over the offseason from the Buffalo Sabres. Interesting trade that didn’t get a ton of publicity. Nylander is looking to start fresh with a new organization, and what better way than to play alongside Toews and Kane? He’ll have plenty of opportunities to boost his offensive numbers.

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