Continuing on with our 2026-27 NHL standings projections, we have the Nashville Predators at #26. Nashville's in an iffy spot, partially rebuilding with some young talent starting to flow through the roster, but also still committed to veterans that are too good to make them tank, they're stuck in a middling phase which I think will keep them competitive at times during this season, but this isn't a playoff squad. Offensively, you've got young talent like Matthew Wood, Luke Evangelista, Mavrik Bourque & hopefully rookies like Brady Martin & Vitali Pinchuk who are set to help make an impact, but the Preds seem to be outclassed down the middle which is a recipe for disaster. O'Reilly is a good 2C, not a 1C in 2026. Matthew Wood ideally takes a step towards being a good 2C this season, but is he there yet? Probably not. I also don't anticipate Stamkos having a 40+ goal campaign this season. He'll be 36 the majority of the year and I think he's trending towards being mainly a 30-35 goal ...