With under two weeks to go until the trade deadline, the reigning Western Conference champs may be content to stand pat.
Though he may simply be trying to avoid tipping his hand, Nashville Predators general manager David Poile gave the impression that his club could enter the playoffs as currently constructed rather than adding more pieces before Feb. 26.
"I think we're closer to doing nothing than to do something," Poile told Adam Vingan of The Tennessean.
After making a series of moves since last season's run to the finals, Nashville leads the Central Division with 77 points - two clear of the Winnipeg Jets with a game in hand. Since falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 last June, Poile added Nick Bonino and Scott Hartnell in free agency, and brokered a midseason blockbuster in acquiring Kyle Turris from the Ottawa Senators in November.
The Preds have a realistic chance to compete for the Stanley Cup yet again, and Poile doesn't want to risk altering the chemistry his roster has developed by bringing in new blood.
"The worst thing that I could possibly do is to make a trade where somebody didn't fit in," Poile said.
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