Solidifying their ranking as number one for the best teams of all time would be historical, something Predators fans may want to enjoy too.ĭavid Pastrnak, Boston Bruins ( Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) By definition, they are the best hockey team of all time by regular season standards.
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They currently hold a 3-1 first-round series lead over the Florida Panthers and, most importantly, set the NHL record for most wins and points in a regular season. The Boston Bruins yield the easiest bandwagon to hop on for Predators fans. Some mental gymnastics are needed to connect the dots however, it is there. Make a deep playoff push? Then they would have done so too.
If they lose in the first round to the Vegas Golden Knights? Then the Predators would have done the same.
While that sentiment may be disheartening, envisioning the Predators in the Jets’ position is a win-win. While cheering for a divisional rival is not fun by design, cheering for the team that made the playoffs can give hope that they could have done the same. Their only Stanley Cup Final appearance came as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. The underdog story resonates with the Predators organization dearly.
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Related: Jets’ Ehlers Injury Storyline Full of Oddities, Unknowns Additionally, cheering for the Jets means cheering for Nino Niederreiter, a former Predator. Fandom through Winnipeg is an opportunity to see how far the Preds’ playoff success would have gone, given that they were the team that secured a chance to play in the playoffs. Both teams competed for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, with the Jets edging out the Preds. Cheering for a Fellow Underdogĭespite being divisional rivals to the Predators, the Winnipeg Jets are a story that fans can rally around. Still, with Ekholm on the Oilers roster, the story of a long-time Predators defencemen reaching the magnum opus of his career would bring happiness to most fans, with a valid, spiteful feeling of ‘why not us?’ resonating within. With the series tied 2-2, it is a relatively risky option with the threat of an early exit.
Their first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Kings is a coin toss. The Oilers are among the favourites to come out of the Western Conference, making this choice logical from an emotional perspective but also plausible on the ice due to the talent on their roster. Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Watching Ekholm lift the Stanley Cup for the first time in his career, realizing his dream in a different sweater than he is known for, would be bittersweet, but something fans can rally for nonetheless. They sent a massive haul, including draft picks, prospect Reid Schaefer and Tyson Barrie, to the Predators to help jumpstart their retool. At the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline, they acquired veteran defenceman, Mattias Ekholm. When picking a new team to cheer for, the Edmonton Oilers should be the first on Predators fans’ lists. Here are four teams Predators fans should cheer for as the first round rages on. The stakes are low, so no days will be ruined if an upset, choke or bad penalty happens just good, old-fashioned hockey watching. Hopping on a team’s bandwagon can fill the hockey-playing void in Preds fans’ lives, bringing in a new sense of excitement and community.
Until then, Bridgestone Arena will be void of hockey-related activity. Their first opportunity for hope and joy falls on May 8, the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery date. The Nashville Predators find themselves outside the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
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