Nick Bonino may have missed out on his chance to play in a Stanley Cup Final game at Bridgestone Arena last month because of a broken leg, but that didn't stop him from taking in the raucous crowd that Nashville has become famous for.

The Predators' newest addition was candid about his desire to be in Nashville on Thursday.

"Nashville was my No. 1 the whole way," Bonino told reporters, according to Colton Pouncy of The Tennessean. "Very happy and fortunate to get a deal done."

Over the course of the Predators' impressive playoff run, Bridgestone Arena quickly turned into the jam spot of the NHL postseason. There were parties in the street, smash cars at the gates, and, let's not forget, catfish.

All of that was not lost on Bonino. "The noise at Bridgestone Arena for Game 4 was almost enough to make my leg 'not broken,'" he said.

Bonino added that his wife visited Nashville for Game 6 and "couldn't hear herself think."

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