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More importantly, it really comes down to Forsberg producing under the bright lights of the postseason. He was third in the category according to, on a top-10 list with players like Leon Draisaitl, Alex Ovechkin, Auston Matthews and Chris Kreider. Impressively, Forsberg was among some of the NHL’s most elite goal scorers last season in terms of Goals Per 60 Minutes. The Predators have two top forward lines they can roll out that can be productive, meaning all of the scoring pressure doesn’t have to be on Forsberg’s line. That will be a bad sign.įorsberg should be able to play a lot more loose and free this season with the contract behind him, and the Predators improving their top-six by adding Nino Niederreiter. He can’t slump down to a sub-70 point scorer. It’s going to be a tall order to repeat this, but Forsberg needs to at least come close to this kind of production. Not to mention the defensive aspect of his game didn’t slow down, either, with his second-highest career total in hits and a career high in blocks. Expect him to play with Matt Duchene and Mikael Granlund as the top line of the team, and this trio’s chemistry will be the engine of the team.įorsberg set career highs in points (84), goals (42), assissts (42), and power play points (27). The table is set for Forsberg to have another highly productive offensive season for the Predators. The fact that Forsberg took a team-friendly deal was refreshing to see. He couldn’t have timed it out any better and put the Predators front office into a situation where they had to pay him. We’ve just never seen forwards go on prolific offensive runs with this franchise.įorsberg hit while the iron was hot in his contract year. Watching Forsberg last season score at such an efficient pace last season was truly something to behold if you’re a lifelong fan of the Nashville Predators. When you see Houdini style goals like the one Forsberg scored against the Golden Knights last season, you understand why he’s held in such high regard as a top tier talent in this league: We all know he has the skills to be on that special tier of players. He has to be on that superstar level, or very close to it.

It goes without saying that Forsberg can’t just be a decent, quality player anymore. If that happens, is Forsberg prepared to work through the outside noise and show everyone that the Nashville Predators were wise to bring him back on an eight-year deal? Nashville Predators need Forsberg to play at elite level He’s always been a focal point as the team’s best forward, but it’s multiplied exponentially now.Ĭriticism will come fast and furious if Forsberg opens up the season on a drought, which can happen to the best of them, and also if the team stumbles as a whole. It was the massive elephant in the room for the Nashville Predators offseason, and luckily that crisis was averted as Filip Forsberg re-signed to what can be considered a very team friendly deal.įorsberg enters the season under the spotlight more so than every before in his NHL career.