I'm very high on Nashville this season and so are its fans. Look for the Predators to have a strong home ice edge here.

The Blackhawks are going with a lot of youth. Because of that I expect them to struggle early, which was the case in their opening 5-2 home loss to the Blues.

Chicago is especially inexperienced right now on defense. The Predators have upgraded their defense, which is now one of the best in the league, trading for P.K. Subban. He joins All-Star Roman Josi to give the Predators arguably the best defensive tandem in the NHL.