Nashville Predators Lose to Vegas in Return After Break: Why Do They Struggle After Time Off?

After twelve days off, the Nashville Predators returned to the ice against the Vegas Golden Knights and played one of their worst games of the season. Despite Matt Duchene's early goal, the Preds couldn't find their groove and lost 5-1. Is this struggle to "shake off the rust" on head coach John Hynes or on core players like Duchene, Ryan Johansen, and Roman Josi? The Predators hoped to continue their winning ways after the extended All Star break but quite the opposite happened last night at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville struggled to get shots on net, executed poorly, and allowed five different Vegas players to score five goals in a disappointing return to play. On today's Locked On Predators we recap this performance including our "one word" to describe the game, and we have a frank conversation about WHY return to play after breaks has been a problem for Nashville. We discuss how much of last night's loss was on-ice issues and how much may be a mental preparation issue for this team and who should take responsibility for the lapses. Juuse Saros was as upset as we've seen him - we'll tell you why the net minder was furious in this game and debate whether we agree with Saros or not. Finally, we speculate on what the Predators must do with a few extra days off again before they face the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday afternoon. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOPredators?sid=YouTube Locked On NHL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnNHL Follow us on Twitter! Nick: @_nsmorgan Ann: @AnnK_MamaOnIce Podcast Account: @LO_Predators #NashvillePredators #NHL #preds FanDuel This episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook, Official Sportsbook of Locked On. Make Every Moment More. Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started Sponsor Show Notes Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK FanDuel Make Every Moment More.Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices