The Nashville Predators (or "Preds" as they're called by fans and foes alike) were named after the sabre-toothed tiger fossil found during excavation for an arena in their home town of Nashville.
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That arena, AmSouth Center, is not, however, where your home game Nashville Predators tickets will take you. To see the Preds slaughtering invaders to their home turf, grab a seat at the Sommet Center and hold on tight.
Although they've taken no Division or Conference championships, much less Stanley Cups, the Predators made the playoffs three straight years after the lockout, before missing the postseason in 2008-09. In all three playoff years, the team lost in the conference quarterfinals.
Nonetheless, this team of finely honed savages keeps getting better. Captain Jason Arnott returns to the Preds for the fourth straight year, and will lead a team of skilled players capable of going all the way this year. Assistant captains J.P. Dumont, and Steve Sullivan pack some scoring punch for the team, while the defence is anchored by the likes of Shea Weber, David Legwand, Ryan Suter and Dan Hamhuis.
Goaltender Pekka Rinne won the starting job over Dan Ellis last season and performed admirably, posting a record of 29-15-0-4, including 7 shutouts. The 7 shutouts are a Predators franchise record. His performance earned him the starting job as Finland’s goaltender in the 2009 World Hockey Championship.
Coach Barry Trotz returns for his eleventh year of his head coaching tenure in Nashville. He is the only coach that the Predators have ever had, but has never made it past the first round in the four seasons that the team has made the playoffs. Despite this, he holds a 364-342-60-54 record overall.
The Predators have the pieces in place to be successful, and they hope that the fans in attendance at the Sommet Center can be the difference. Make sure you get your Nashville Predators tickets as soon as you can, because they’re going fast.