Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Nashville Predators.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Predators looked to be dead in the water.  However, they made the playoffs after going into trade mode, though they were dispatched in the first round.  Based on last season, there was one new entrant and two elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw some significant changes:

1. Roman Josi
2. Shea Weber
3. Pekka Rinne
4. Filip Forsberg
5. David Legwand

You can find the entire list here.

Josi was at the top of the list when last season started, and after a third-place Norris finish, he extended the gap between himself and number two.

The change in the top five came from Center Filip Forsberg who went up one spot from #5 to #4.

Goalie Juuse Saros, who was a top-five finisher in Vezina voting, advanced to #7 from #14.

The lone new entrant was Defenseman Alexandre Carrier, who debuts at #42.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Nashville Predators.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Nashville did not make the playoffs but they still, had several new entry and multiple elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a change:

1. Roman Josi

2. Shea Weber

3. Pekka Rinne

4. Filip Forsberg

5. David Legwand

You can find the entire list here.

Josi is still active, and the former Norris Trophy winner is putting more distance between himself and all others who played in Nashville.

Forsberg moved up one spot, overtaking Legwand for #4.

Defenseman, Matias Ekholm, who was traded to the Edmonton Oilers late last year did enough to move up one spot to claim the #9 spot.

Goalie, Jusse Saros, climbed two spots to #14.

Center, Ryan Johansen, who is now with the Colorado Avalanche, inched up one rank to #16.

Another Center, Matt Duchene, debuts on the list at #31.

A third Center, Colton Sissons, went from #35 to #33, and in keeping with Centers, Mikael Granlund, who is now a Pittsburgh Penguin made it to #45 from #48.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

In 1998, the Nashville Predators made David Legwand the first ever Draft Pick in team history, and in terms of longevity and character, it was an A+ all around.

The American-born Center spent his first year in the minors (save for one Game), and while he never had the skills to be a first line Center in the NHL, he was a workhorse who provided consistency to Nashville for years.  Legwand was a regular in his second pro year, and while his peak scoring year was a respectable 63 (2006-07), he had seven other seasons where he achieved at least 40 Points in a year while wearing a Predators uniform.  He would also appear on the penalty kill often.

The Preds only made the playoffs four times while Legwand played there, but considering they were an expansion team, this was no reflection on Legwand.  He was traded to Detroit during the 2013-14 Season, and he is still the all-time franchise leader in Games Played (956), Goals (210), and Points (566).