Last Word On Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are here for the 2025-26 season! As the regular season approaches, we will be previewing each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming season. We will also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we’re previewing the 2025-26 Nashville Predators.

2025-26 Nashville Predators Puck Drop Preview

2024-25 Season Recap

The Predators made a big splash in free agency, drawing the attention of teams around the league. General manager Barry Trotz landed Steven Stamkos. Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei in the 2024 free agent period. Nashville was coming off a Stanley Cup Playoff appearance in 2023-24.

However, things went horribly wrong in the 2024-25 campaign. The wheels fell off early

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