The Nashville Predators are sitting at home watching teams like the Seattle Kraken, Winnipeg Jets, and Toronto Maple Leafs battle in the first round of the playoffs, so today we ask the question - which playoff team could the Predators have beaten in a best of seven series? Are Juuse Saros and Connor Hellebuyck basically the same goalie? Which veteran player is MOST important looking ahead? These are just a few of the spicy questions we answer in another edition of "Takes From a Hat"!

The Nashville Predators are facing a lot of questions this offseason, so we take a fun approach to the speculation with the game "Takes From a Hat". Nick and Ann wrestle with which player's absence next season would make things a little easier for the team on the ice and with the purse strings. We discuss why the NHL seems to like Nashville when it comes to special events and debate whether another big league event could come to town in a few years. We share which players we are most looking forward to seeing back at training camp and reminisce about the game we wish we'd been at. Tons of interesting questions and lively discussion on today's Locked On Predators podcast!

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