The Nashville Predators took the ice - twice - at Bridgestone Arena yesterday to kick off their first preseason games against the Florida Panthers. On today's Locked On Predators, Nick and Ann review and reflect on the first 120 minutes of preseason hockey for the Preds. In the afternoon match up, there was one player who performed as well on the bigger stage as he has in rookie and training camp. We tell you how we think Jusso Pärssinen's performance could affect the trajectory of his hockey career in the next few years. Nashville got it's first look at a potential regular season second line of Johansen/Niederreiter/Tomasino. We will tell you why fans need to keep an open mind about what this line could do in the regular season. Another newcomer to gold - Ryan McDonaugh, played in the evening game with Mattias Ekholm. We share our observations on this defensive pairing and how the duo may impact the Predators when they face formidable offenses in the regular season. Finally, we talk fourth line potential. Head coach John Hynes will have his work cut out for him deciding which players will give him the fourth line he wants after Cody Glass, Pärssinen, Kiefer Sherwood, and familiar faces like Michael McCarron and Cole Smith push for NHL ice time.

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