LOOKING AHEAD: Anything seems possible in playoffs for never-say-die Preds GENTRY ESTES: Don't call it an end yet, but it was a perfect one for Pekka Rinne IN SMASHVILLE: Allowed attendance increases for Preds in playoffs “That, to me, is somewhat of a similarity to this year.” They just go on and on and romanticized it so much.” And yet, that Predators fan who was seething in disappointment just a few months ago “was the same guy that did it in 2017 but at the end of the year was hugging everyone,” Henry added. “Now when people look back on that year,” Henry said, “they talk about the greatest year ever, the most fun year ever. Prior to that series, in fact, Nashville’s expectations were so measured that the Predators were having to work hard just to sell out Bridgestone Arena’s first two playoff games. Hardly anyone expected them to get past the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round. Prior to their indelible run to the Stanley Cup Final, those Predators barely even got in the playoffs. So no, this hockey season hasn’t been the most enjoyable for Henry, as seasons go. The ones that were calling for everyone to be fired and players to be traded or cut, typically with a colorful array of “not very kind words,” Henry said with a laugh. They’re a lot like the emails the Nashville Predators’ president and CEO received earlier this season. Sean Henry still has the emails from 2017. View Gallery: NHL Playoffs 2017: Best of Predators' run to Stanley Cup Final
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