As the first week of free agency comes to a close, several teams in the NHL have done deals that either made their team's playoff chances better or worse. On today's Locked On Predators, we take a look around the league and assess which teams have made next season's outlook better or worse with their signings, free agency moves, and coaching changes. We discuss the teams who are obvious answers but analyze whether it is just roster changes that moved the needle looking ahead. We discuss the surprise central division team that appears committed to making positive moves to improve and which central division rival is embracing the suck. Finally we take a look at what the Nashville Predators have done so far this offseason and vigorously debate whether the Preds have done enough to be considered "better" next season.

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