Nashville Predators Making Strong Push for Fifth-Straight Playoff Appearance

Many people, including myself, were counting the Predators out for making their fifth- straight playoff appearance. When it's all said and done, I may be standing corrected. The Predators have now strung together four consecutive wins, three of those coming against division opponents. They're latest victim coming Saturday night defeating the Red Wings 8-0, their largest goal total since January 2007. This is by far the biggest win of the season and it couldn't have come at a better time. The Predators are sitting right in the middle of an enormous clump of teams all fighting for their playoff lives. Going into tonight's action, only 10 points separates the last place team (Colorado) and the eighth place team (Anaheim). Every team has at least 18 games left on the schedule, which leaves every team still mathematically alive for the playoffs. One of the most common cliches in sports is that you want to be hot going into the playoffs, and the Predators are definitely one of the ... (link)