Nashville Predators Season Update
Posted by adminWith less than a week left in the 2010-11 NHL season, it looks as if the Nashville Predators are going to make their six playoff appearance in the past seven years. Thanks to a Vezina worthy performance by goalie Pekka Rinne, the Predators have overcome a less then stellar goal scoring season to take a playoff spot in the ultra competitive Western Confrence. Rinne’s 2.13 GAA have helped overcome an anemic offense (no player has yet reached the 50 point mark) to help propel the Predators to a great second half. The Predators need just one point in their last three games to clinch a playoff spot.
With that said, where does that leave the Predators once the playoff’s start. Depending on how the last few games play out, the Predators could finish in 4th place, hosting a first round playoff series, or they could finish in 7th or 8th facing the Canucks or Red Wings in the first round. Regardless of where they finish, the Predators need stellar play by Rinne to win their first ever playoff series, as well as someone to put the puck in the net. It’s going to be a tough road, but in this wild, wild Western Confrence, nothing can be taken for granted.