Nashville Predators Holiday List – 25 Days of Predsmas: Week 1
By Colin Blouin
![Aug 4, 2020; Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA; Nick Bonino #13 of the Nashville Predators is congratulated by teammates after he scored a goal in the first period against the Arizona Coyotes in Game Two of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 04, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Vinnick via USA TODAY Sports Aug 4, 2020; Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA; Nick Bonino #13 of the Nashville Predators is congratulated by teammates after he scored a goal in the first period against the Arizona Coyotes in Game Two of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 04, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Vinnick via USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/04cb3594af8f624fc60caab36b733861f4a55bf69f73e2993338b480fd78c8f4.jpg)
Next up on the JOFA line, and last but certainly not least, it’s the Ryan Johansen of gifts…the pool.
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Dad (General Manager David Poile or “GMDP”) really wanted to go all out for the holiday season. He had a bonus (cap room) to spend, and thought, what better way to do so than a pool?
Long story short, we got our pool, and it’s Ryan Johansen. He’s the most expensive player on the team (well, tied with Matt Duchene), and when the time is right, he’s a lot of fun to have on the team.
The thing is, pools have off-seasons (especially if you live in Illinois where Christmas Vacation takes place), and like the pool, Johansen has had stretches where he’s just off. I mean, he’s on the ice, but the production isn’t there.
Let’s hope this year we get to enjoy more of the pool, and Johansen shows us why we committed $8 million per year to him.
In the meantime, enjoy this Johansen goal thread to remind us of better days:
A Ryan Johansen goal thread:
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) March 20, 2020
Part 1: pic.twitter.com/k0nrgSHCxC