Former Nashville Predators Fan Favorites and Where They Are Now

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 18: Viktor Arvidsson #33 of the Los Angeles Kings skates in a stoppage against the Nashville Predators during the second period at Bridgestone Arena on October 18, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 18: Viktor Arvidsson #33 of the Los Angeles Kings skates in a stoppage against the Nashville Predators during the second period at Bridgestone Arena on October 18, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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Everything came to a boiling point for the Nashville Predators back at the 2023 trade deadline, but this team has been going through gradual changes even before that.

Going into 2023-24, Matt Duchene and Ryan Johansen will be focal points as former Nashville Predators with their new teams, and division rivals to the Nashville Predators no less.

The Predators have lost a lot of fan favorites in just a few years after the franchise failed over and over again to replicated their magical 2017 Stanley Cup run that had Nashville buzzing and bringing in new fans to what we call “Smashville”.

There’s a new era of hockey brewing for the Nashville Predators now for 2023-24 with the regular season puck drop less than two weeks away.

Let’s get caught up with some former Nashville Predators who were critical parts of this franchise when the Stanley Cup window was still seen as being wide open.