TANK WATCH: The Predators can be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs in only 7 games

Over the past 6 seasons the average Wild Card 2 team finished with 94.8 points (a high of 98 last season and a low of 90 in 18/19). Currently the two wild card teams are both on pace to beat 94 points, so this seems like a reasonable assumption to make.

In order to get to 95 points the Preds would need to earn 52 out of a possible 66 points.

With only 33 games left to finish the season, that means if they lose only 7 of those games it will be mathematically impossible for them to get to 95 points.

There are 13 games to play between now and the trade deadline of March 7th. The soonest possible window for that would be Feb 23rd against New Jersey. The most likely scenario is that the Preds are fully eliminated in the week leading up to the deadline.