Nashville Predators: Top 8 prospects worth getting excited about
4. Connor Ingram
The Nashville Predators made what appears to be a very underrated trade in June of 2019 when they acquired goaltender Connor Ingram for just a Seventh Round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. At the time of the trade, Ingram, who was taken in the Third Round (No. 88 overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, was in the midst of an odd season.
He had appeared in 22 AHL games and was off to a great start with a 2.26 Goals Against Average and a .922 Save Percentage. As a result of his great play, he was rewarded by being named to the 2019 AHL All-Star Game. Despite this however, he was surprisingly sent down to the ECHL.
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Rumors have since come out that it was due to attitude and work-ethic issues, which is likely why the Predators were able to acquire him for next to nothing. It is working out great for them to this point as Ingram had a phenomenal 2019-20 season with the Admirals, posting a stunning 1.92 GAA along with a .933 SV% and a 21-5-5 record. Assuming he has gotten his attitude in check, he appears to have a very bright future ahead of him.
3. David Farrance
The top prospect the Predators have on the blueline is David Farrance, who was taken No. 92 in the Third Round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. It was pretty evident at the time that he had raw offensive talent, as he was coming off a season in the USHL with the U.S. National U-18 Team in which he had 17 points in 25 games. That was his second and final year in the USHL, as he had committed to Boston University for the upcoming season.
Farrance’s first season of College Hockey was somewhat of letdown, as he posted an uninspiring nine points in 31 games. Thankfully, he was able to find his footing more in his sophomore season, upping his total to 20 points. Those numbers still wouldn’t blow anyone away, but it was still a solid improvement nonetheless.
This past season, however, he really popped off, scoring 14 goals and 43 points in just 34 games. Thanks to the great year, he has shot way up the Predators prospects chart and looks like a very promising player. Like Marc Del Gaizo, Farrance has not yet signed an Entry-Level Contract, something General Manager David Poile needs to work on getting done as soon as possible.