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Every NHL team’s best active player still searching for a Stanley Cup win

By Kyle McKenna

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 19: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks spots the puck in front of the net of the New York Rangers during a NHL game at the SAP Center at San Jose on March 19, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Nick Lust/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 19: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks spots the puck in front of the net of the New York Rangers during a NHL game at the SAP Center at San Jose on March 19, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Nick Lust/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Nashville Predators

Yes, the Nashville Predators have only had a stab at Lord Stanley since 1998-99, but it’s hard to believe the Preds haven’t won a Stanley Cup, yet. Nashville has been one of the top NHL teams over the past handful of seasons, and the Music City made its first Cup Final appearance in 2017.

Considering that the organization hasn’t won a Stanley Cup, that also means some of Nashville’s top players are still searching for their first ever Stanley Cup ring. Skaters such as Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson, Roman Josi and P.K. Subban.

While Subban is arguably the second-best player to not win a Cup on Nashville’s roster, the Predators’ top player that’s also still searching for a Stanley Cup championship is goaltender, Pekka Rinne.

Aside from Shea Weber who was traded for P.K. Subban back in 2016, P.K. Rinne has been the face of the Nashville Predators for the last decade. The 2018 Vezina Trophy winner will more than likely go down as the greatest Nashville Predator of all-time, especially if he wins a Stanley Cup with the Music City before he retires.

The former eighth-round draft pick has recorded 311 career wins, which is good for 28th all-time in NHL history and more than likely will never be broken by a future Nashville goaltender. The 35-year-old is set to go down as one of the greatest European goaltenders of, ever.

While he only has one year left on his contract, the 35-year-old is fresh off of his first Vezina Trophy and third 40-win season. There’s a chance Rinne will erase his name from this list and as early as 2019.

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