Nashville Predators eager to cash in on their spending spree and chase the Stanley Cup

Nashville Predators Last season: 47-30-5, lost to Vancouver in six games in first round of playoffs. COACH: Andrew Brunette (82-47-30 over 2 seasons with 2 teams, 2 playoff berths) SEASON OPENER: Oct. 10 vs. Dallas. DEPARTURES: D Ryan McDonagh, F Cody Glass and G Yaroslav Askarov. ADDITIONS: F Steven Stamkos, F Jonathan Marchessault, D Brady Skej and G Scott Wedgewood. GOALIES: Juuse Saros (35-24-5, 2.86 GAA, 0.906 save percentage) and Wedgewood (16-7-5-, 2.85 GAA, 0.899). BETMGM STANLEY CUP ODDS: 16-1. What to expect The Predators put together a franchise-record 18-game point streak, rallying from 27th in the NHL at Thanksgiving to reach the postseason for the ninth time in 10 seasons. That