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Nashville Predators Who’s Not Hot List: 2023 Offseason Edition

By Kyle Fleming

Feb 13, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators center Mikael Granlund (64) adjusts his helmet after being hit on a play during the third period against the Arizona Coyotes at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators center Mikael Granlund (64) adjusts his helmet after being hit on a play during the third period against the Arizona Coyotes at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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#57 Dante Fabbro

With the Nashville Predators defensive core taking a hit due to injury, Dante Fabbro was called upon to step up and play big minutes on the Predators top defensive pairing a lot of nights. While he did play those minutes, he did not step up.

Fabbro was essentially non-existent on the scoresheet, recording the lowest number of points for him in his past three seasons with 11.

Last season, Fabbro started to find a little bit of rhythm offensively and tallied 3 goals and 21 assists, whereas this season he only had two goals and nine assists.

Comparing his +/- statistics, the 2021-22 season saw Fabbro be a +13 and this season that number fell to a -4.

For a $2.5 million per year player, Fabbro needs to increase his level of play if he wants to stay within the Nashville Predators organization for the long-term.

Over the last 14 games, Fabbro played an average of 21:57 per night, only had one goal and one assist, and was a -3. While the offense was struggling to score on most nights, there needs to be more contribution from the back end than what Fabbro was able to provide.

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