EP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 18-ranked Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators find themselves in a unique position: They're built to win now, but also have a very deep prospect pool. To make it even more interesting, not many organizations have as many prospects thriving in key roles in the AHL.

If this exercise focused more on depth than high-end prospects, they'd challenge for a top-10 spot. The organization is loaded with prospects on the cusp of a major breakout thanks to a drafting strategy emphasizing intelligence and physical skills. 

So, despite the Predators pool lacking some high-end talent due to the recent trade of Yaroslav Askarov and the graduation of Luke Evangelista, they've taken so many swings that at least one or two of these prospects should turn into high-end prospects this season.