Équipe: 2020-21 Predators de Nashville

Date de création initiale: 9 oct. 2020

Publié: 9 oct. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

If this team makes the playoffs depending on how the goaltending holds up and if the defence plays to the level we know they can, especially with depth from adding quality players like Stecher and a vet in Kulikov.
Tatar adds good scoring and playmaking to the top 6 with Duchene. Jarnkrok is the guy I think should play with them, as he has skill and scoring talent, and alongside those two he can score at a 40+ point pace.
The top line should be Forsberg, Johansen and Arvidsson together. They were great in the play in, and if Arvidsson and Johansen can bounce back from a rough year they could all go back to their usual 60-70 paces.
Grimaldi, Wennberg and Kunin I think form a good solid scoring line, while they won't be anything special on the defensive end. Wennberg is a good playmaker and can be a 40 point pace 3rd line C. While Grimaldi and Kunin both have good goal-scoring abilities and can be fringe 20 goal guys.

The defence is the bread and butter for the club. Josi and Ellis forms arguably the best top pair in the league. Josi Imo is the 2nd best D-man in the league.
Ekholm and Fabbro are very solid but Fabbro needs to take that next step, and Ekholm needs to be more 2019 self than 2020.