Predlines
Fansided

Predators Falling Back in Our Central Division Power Rankings

By Chad Minton

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 25: Filip Forsberg #9 of the Nashville Predators battles for the puck against Jaden Schwartz #17 of the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on November 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 25: Filip Forsberg #9 of the Nashville Predators battles for the puck against Jaden Schwartz #17 of the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena on November 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 8
Next
NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 24: Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) is shown during the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild, held on October 24, 2019, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Danny Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 24: Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) is shown during the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild, held on October 24, 2019, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Danny Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Minnesota Wild

So the Wild are hanging around and are no longer in last place in the divisional standings. I’m still not ready to pull them out of the division cellar. They’re one point up on the Blackhawks and just two points behind the Predators.

The Wild are sticking around longer than I thought they would, but there’s still plenty of time for them to fade. I just don’t have confidence in their roster or goaltending to stand up for the long-term. They have had a really solid November with seven wins, and some of those coming against very quality opponents like Colorado, Buffalo and Arizona twice.

Can the Wild take people by storm and keep moving up the division standings? I’ll believe it when I see and I’m not ready to move them out of last place in my power rankings. Not enough of a scoring punch and not enough stability in net. And they’ve struggled greatly against division opponents outside of one lone win over Colorado.

Minnesota Wild. 7. team. 98. . 12-11-4 (28 points). Previous: 7th

Home/Editorials