Nashville Predators: Three Things That Have Fueled the Resurgence
By Chad Minton
It’s fair to say that we all feel a little bamboozled right now after seeing what the Nashville Predators are accomplishing over the last three weeks. They’re showing all of us that we should have written them off so soon.
The Predators just completed their second sweep of the season over the Chicago Blackhawks last night, which has moved them back into the fourth spot in the Central Division.
Just three weeks ago the Predators were getting ready to face the Tampa Bay Lightning while in the middle of a stretch where they had lost six of their last seven, and in the midst of a major identity crisis.
After capping off the road trip with wins over Tampa Bay, Florida and Dallas, the Predators came home to face Detroit and Chicago. They’ve now swept both of them and have suddenly become a team that can become that fourth-place team and get a playoff berth.
I’ve got three major factors as to why the Predators are suddenly in this position, and why they can keep it up if these things continue to happen.