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Continuing on with our season projections, we've got the Nashville Predators at #13, claiming the third spot in the Central Division! Nashville invested heavily into this year's free agency, and it has paid off for their core. They added two legitimate top-six wingers in Stamkos & Marchessault, which will be great pieces to get Tommy Novak back going to what his 2022-23 form was (he was still good last season, but dropped from 69-point pace in '22-'23 to 52-point pace). Filip Forsberg is also one of the most underrated players in the NHL. He's a freakish offensive talent and I expect him to continue leading the way in a much improved forward group. Defensively, Nashville added a solid #2D in Brady Skjei as a complimentary piece to a franchise #1D in Roman Josi, who is one of the best D-men in the entire NHL. Nashville opted to keep Carrier, which in my opinion is a good decision, as him and Lauzon round out the top-four respectably. Along with Schenn, Nashville's defenders are gonn...

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