Those are also the Nashville Predators, with John Hynes replacing Peter Laviolette, Pekka Rinne with an .899 save percentage – well off his career average .918 – and the Predators – in the playoffs five straight seasons – six point shy of a the second wild-card in the West. (If there’s a clue, it’s “buck up.” People say that a lot around Nashville.) That’s a long-winded way of saying the push for a playoff spot is on for the Maple Leafs. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...You’re going to hear a lot of that kind of talk for a little while. The other thing, if it’s possible there’s a city undergoing more construction in the downtown core than Toronto, it’s Nashville.

Source: thestar January 27, 2020 18:33 UTC