Can the Nashville Predators win their first Central Division crown? Will Shea Weber or Pekka Rinne bring home a major NHL award? Let's see what Vegas has to say on the matter...

The Predators have long held penalty killing to be a team strength, so Gaustad's size, strength and faceoff ability will prove critical this season.

Every team needs foot soldiers as well as stars, and Nick Spaling has endeared himself to Preds fans in recent years with his hard-working approach to penalty killing. Will the rise of other young forwards threaten his future in Nashville, however?

David Legwand's competitiveness showed up in some very unconventional ways during the 2012 playoffs. His contributions to the Predators' success are essential, even if sometimes overlooked.

Nashville's de-facto #1 center has long had to battle through nagging injuries. Does the lengthy NHL lockout provide reason to be optimistic about Mike Fisher's readiness for the upcoming season?

Online sports book Bovada revised the Nashville Predators' Stanley Cup odds downward the most, and the Minnesota Wild's odds upward the most. Is Ryan Suter that big a factor?

While there was hope that perhaps the NHL might be able to salvage a 50-game regular season schedule, it appears now that 48 will be the magic number, with the puck dropping January 19th.

As one of the NHL's smaller markets, Nashville's financial success is influenced heavily by the terms of the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement. So how will the new deal impact the Predators?

So who came and went over the summer of 2012? Let's take a look at what the Nashville Predators did on the NHL Free Agent market this summer.