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The moment the Predators have been waiting for since June 11 finally is here. After failing to force a Game 7 for the Stanley Cup Chargers Game Jerseys , Nashville is back in the postseason eager to chase hockeys ultimate prize once again.
This time, the Predators are the Presidents Trophy winners for their first-round series starting Thursday night at home against the Colorado Avalanche. Nashville forward Filip Forsberg sees the NHLs best in the regular season as a better team than the group that made a thrilling run to the franchises first final as the lowest-seeded team in the playoffs.
Same group of guys, same great mindset, great mentality in this group, but were a more skilled team, Forsberg said.
Everyone who was here last year is a year older, a year better Ed Dickson Jersey Seahawks , and all the guys that they brought in have been great additions and really created a big impact on this team.
Winning the Presidents Trophy is no guarantee of success: Since 2004-05, more teams with the most regular-season points (four) have been eliminated in the first round than have reached the final (three). And Nashvilles own first-round sweep of Chicago, the Western Conferences top seed last year, has given the Avalanche confidence after their own amazing turnaround for their first playoff berth since 2014, even if they have lost 10 straight to Nashville.
We got in, forward Nathan MacKinnon said. Anything can happen now. Were excited for the challenge. Its not going to be easy against the Presidents (Trophy) winning team.
Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said the Predators wont take anybody lightly.
Were disappointed obviously the way the thing ended last year, Laviolette said. We put ourselves in position to finish it off Youth Markus Wheaton Jersey , and we didnt get it done. We wanted to give ourselves the best position that we can through the course of the regular season in order to be successful, and we made it. Were here.
Some things to know about the Predators and Avalanche for this series:
YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Avalanche have one of the youngest rosters with an average age of just 25.8. This season, they dressed 11 rookies. That youthful spirit has rejuvenated the veterans. You can feel the excitement and energy from all those guys, said 28-year-old center Colin Wilson, who spent his first eight seasons with Nashville. Its a fun energy to be a part of.
PIT OF MISERY
Nobody spent more time in the penalty box than the undisciplined Predators, who led the NHL with 928 penalty minutes at an average of 11.3 minutes per game. They led the league with 320 minor penalties and 10 misconducts and tied San Jose with the most game misconducts (four). Laviolette said they have to be better. Its playoff time, and we have to be in control of our actions on the ice Jaguars Cheap Jerseys , Laviolette said.
TALENTED TRIOS
Colorados top line of captain Gabriel Landeskog, MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen had a combined 243 points, which accounted for 36 percent of the teams scoring in the regular season. The speedy MacKinnon led the way with 39 goals and 58 assists to put himself in the Hart Trophy discussion as for the leagues MVP. Theyll likely be matched against Nashvilles top line of Forsberg, who led Nashville with 64 points, center Ryan Johansen (54) and Viktor Arvidsson (61). Were always OK with best-best, Laviolette said.
WHOS IN GOAL
The Predators have a big advantage in Pekka Rinne , a three-time Vezina Trophy finalist who could finally win the award after a career-high eight shutouts and 42 wins this season. Rinne played a huge role in Nashvilles playoff run last spring. Colorado will be without Semyon Varlamov this series because of a knee injury Youth New Orleans Saints Jerseys , putting Jonathan Bernier in net. Bernier went 19-13-0 for Colorado with two shutouts, but this will be just his second career playoff start. His first? A 6-3 loss to Nashville as the Predators clinched the Western Conference title against Anaheim last spring.
ON THE CALL
AJ Mleczko, who won Olympic gold with the U.S. womens hockey team in 1998 and silver in 2002, will be the color analyst for this game on NBCSN. The network believes this will be the first time a woman has been in the booth for an NHL playoff game in the U.S. Mleczko, who worked broadcasts for the 2018 Winter Olympics, started doing analysis on mens hockey with NBCs national broadcast March 6.
AP Sports Writer Pat Graham contributed to this report.
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