Nashville Predators Are On A Tear After Playing So Bad The GM Cancelled Their Plans To See U2

The Nashville Predators are sitting in the second wild card spot in the Western Conference, which is incredible when you consider that just a couple of weeks ago they were playing so badly that GM Barry Trotz elected to cancel the team's early trip to Las Vegas which included catching a U2 concert at the famous Sphere.

However, since then, the Predators haven't lost since that decision was made, and could very well win a ninth-straight game when they face the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

According to The Tennessean, the team had been planning for weeks to head to Vegas a little early ahead of the game against the Vegas Golden Knights on February 20. However, the Preds suffered an absolutely embarrassing 9-2 loss to the Dallas Stars a few days before their planned departure that left head coach Andrew Brunette saying his team was "too focused on our vacations" to win games.

Ouch.

And apparently, Trotz agreed. They decided the only Edge their players would see was on the bottom of their skates and held practice the day they were supposed to head to Vegas for the concert. That happened to be the day after the Predators defeated the Blues 5-2 — a huge win as far as playoffs are concerned — to kick off their winning streak.

This 8-game run has included wins over some good teams like the Golden Knights and Avalanche and has put the Predators back in the wild-card picture.

There's a 9-point gap between the Avalanche in the third spot in the top-heavy central division. The Avs, Stars, and Jets are all in a tight battle for the top spot in the division, and while that seems a bit out of reach for Nashville, earning a spot in the top 3 isn't impossible.

The Predators are even at 72 points with the Kings, and five points ahead of St. Louis, the first team out of the playoff picture as of Tuesday.

There's a team that peaks at the right time every year, and it looks like the Predators could be that team, and it would all be thanks to them not seeing U2.

How about that for a potential postseason storyline?