With the Nashville Predators making the playoffs again this season, the team not only seems to have found themselves in the best position for a Stanley Cup run since 2007, but they have also reached a franchise milestone, reaching 500 wins as a team. This milestone is significant in that the General Manager and head coach who were with the team from the beginning happen to be the same guys in the same roles today. David Poile (the GM) and Barry Trotz (the coach) have made the most out of what was, and in some ways, still is, a non-traditional hockey market. The keys to success have been mentioned quite a bit, but the milestone is a crowning achievement for a team that was the subject of relocation rumors in 2006 and their philosophy of valuing the draft has borne much fruit, in guys like Martin Erat, Pekka Rinne, Shea Weber, Ryan Suter, and David Legwand (the team's first ever draft pick, and still with the team). Yes, Nashville, it is time to support your Predators and if you really want, Pekka-ing is fine.
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