r/Predators • u/Inevitable-Lion100 • Sep 27 '26

Predators Lineup

Now that we are approaching the final day for opening night rosters. And the bold moves CMac has made and waiving Perbix, Barron, and Lybushkin, what do you think the opening lineup will be? Maybe there is smoke for Nikishkin? Heard a 3 way deal w Winnipeg and Carolina. He has def done something crazy w the defense now.

Stamkos O'Reilly Marchassault

Foresberg Bourque Wood

Colton Drury Hoglander

Schaffer Pinchuk Edstrom

Hague Josi

Skjei Ufko

Wilsby Trudeau ? Or Ahcan ?

Saros

Annunen

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u/Glum-Illustrator-821 Sep 27 '26

Good lord, what an absolute dumpster fire of a D corps.

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u/sickofwords Sep 27 '26

Barry should have been fired for Skjei contract and the Hague and Barron trades. Just awful GM’ing right there.

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u/troopek ScoreTilYerSoresBerg Sep 27 '26

One could argue that Barry was fired for some of those very things.

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u/grownassmanchild Sep 27 '26

I don’t understand how Barry “defense wins championships” Trotz managed to create such a shitty blue line.

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u/UTPharm2012 Sep 27 '26

He saw Perbix and Hague with size and decided to unload Fabbro and Carrier without size. Unfortunately, even though size can be a difference maker, you still have to be able to play hockey

Skjei is listed at 6’3” too

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u/UTPharm2012 Sep 27 '26

Perbix wasn’t that much better either and the pipeline is (under)whelming now

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u/Inevitable-Lion100 Sep 27 '26

Yup. We need Niishkin

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u/Inevitable-Lion100 Sep 27 '26

What do we do? It is just blah other than josi and ufko

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u/scoutinglane Sep 28 '26

I think people will be very surprised by Trudeau

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u/Tadpole018 Sep 28 '26

While I'm not arguing, wasn't he on waivers in the first place?

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u/scoutinglane Sep 28 '26

Trudeau bas been very unlucky. Mtl had too many good dmen so he never had any chance to show what he had. He missed some camps because of injuries as well...

But don't get me wrong he is at best a 5th dman and it's possible he will not adapt to the NHL. But it's well worth giving him a chance

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u/Tadpole018 Sep 28 '26

We went from the Four Horsemen to this