Nashville Predators: 2021-22 Fantasy Hockey “Pred”ictions-Part 3
By Max Ritz
Cody Glass (C)
2020/2021 Totals: 4 Goals, 6 Assists, 10 Points in 27 Games Played (Vegas Golden Knights)
Stop if you’ve been told, heard, or ever said this before.
“Sometimes it takes time for elite centers to develop in this league.”
In the NHL, there may not be a more true statement and for newly acquired Predators center Cody Glass, this most definitely rings true.
The now 22-year-old, 6th-overall pick from the 2017 NHL Entry Draft has had his ups and downs in his development with the Vegas Golden Knights. An organization that quite frankly doesn’t embody the same organizational values as the Predators of patience when it comes to any part of their organization.
Their success would indicate this works for them as a franchise, but definitely can’t feel good as a developing player with astronomical expectations walking on eggshells daily, whether up with the big club or developing in their system.
Glass is a perfect example of a player who may have desperately needed a change of scenery which he will get with an offensively starved Nashville Predators team. The tools are there, the pedigree as a highly-touted prospect is there, and at 22-years-old, he still has a little runway left to figure it out at the NHL level given he has only played in 66 career games to this point.
Fantasy-wise, look to Glass to be a potential breakout candidate, refreshed and rejuvenated after spending some time injured last season, there is only upside to look for in his game, and could prove to be a late-round steal if he finds his way into the top-six and finds some chemistry with the more established scorers on the team.
Lots of ifs, lots of buts, however, his ceiling could be quite high if you have the guts to select him late in your drafts.
2021/2022 Prediction: 17 Goals, 24 Assists, 41 Points, in 77 Games