Predators Teammates Fight During Practice as the Team's Struggles Lead to Increasing Frustration
A scuffle broke out during practice today for the Nashville Predators as the team's struggles push them to their breaking point.
Predators forwards Luke Evangelista and Michael McCarron got in each others faces today during practice, garnering lots of attention from NHL fans and reporters alike.
Apparently, Evangelista did not take kindly to a hit McCarron made on him during practice moments earlier.
He responded by shoving the veteran, leading to teammates stepping in.
Predators beat writer Alex Daugherty was in the building for the practice. He caught part of the scuffle on video and shared it so we could see it for ourselves.
After the main practice ended, head coach Andrew Burnette addressed the incident calling it 'boys being boys' and 'old time hockey.'
The Predators are dead last in the NHL this year, despite major offseason acquisitions including Steven Stamkos. The team has won just three of their last ten games and things do not seem to be getting any better.
Most recently, the team was shutout by the Seattle Kraken in a 3-0 road loss.
Clearly, things have not gone the way the Predators were expecting so far this year.
With American Thanksgiving just around the corner, their odds of making the playoffs have plummeted and continue to drop.
Hopefully this incident will spark a fire under the team as they look to salvage the season. That being said, it would have to go on a run similar to the 2019 St. louis Blues in order to make the playoffs. Can it be done? Sure. Is it likely? Probably not.
