Another loss, another poor effort and another example of the Nashville Predators truly being one of the worst teams in the NHL. There's no hiding from it anymore with the losing streak reach five after a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
Tankathon has the Predators with the third-highest chance to land the first overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, something the franchsie has never done. They picked second overall to take David Legwand for their inaugural season in 1998.
With the table set on what could end up being the worst regular season in franchise history, the attention is fully on how General Manager Barry Trotz will come to grips with reality and handle the trade deadline.
Any reasonable person knows what Trotz needs to do, and that is sell any valuable piece you have aside from maybe a few untouchables. There's debate on that short list, but Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi and Juuse Saros are my only three. Everyone else, Trotz should have an open mind.
Here's my top-5 Nashville Predators trade block after the loss to the Ottawa Senators, putting the Predators with a record of 18-27-7 and 16 points back of a playoff spot.