Sports Nashville’s road to the Stanley Cup final

Ten years ago the Nashville Predators scooped up future Hall of Famer Peter Forsberg at the trade deadline and finished with the NHL’s third-best record. A deep run seemed inevitable. Instead, the Preds were bounced in the first round and failed to win the first playoff series in team history for another four seasons.

This spring, with the worst record of the 16 playoff teams, the Preds have advanced to the first Stanley Cup final in team history.

How did they do it? Here are a few reasons: