Nashville has been spoiled with fantastic defensemen in their short history.
When the Predators started play in 1998, here is how old each other NHL franchise was...
0 - Vegas Golden Knights
0 - Columbus Blue Jackets
0 - Minnesota Wild
0 - Winnipeg Jets
5 - Florida Panthers
5 - Anaheim Ducks
6 - Tampa Bay Lightning
6 - Ottawa Senators
7 - San Jose Sharks
24 - New Jersey Devils
24 - Washington Capitals
26 - Arizona Coyotes
26 - Carolina Hurricanes
26 - Colorado Avalanche
26 - Calgary Flames
26 - Edmonton Oilers
26 - New York Islanders
28 - Buffalo Sabres
31 - Dallas Stars
31 - St. Louis Blues
31 - Los Angeles Kings
31 - Pittsburgh Penguins
31 - Philadelphia Flyers
53 - Vancouver Canucks
72 - Chicago Blackhawks
72 - Detroit Red Wings
72 - New York Rangers
74 - Boston Bruins
81 - Toronto Maple Leafs
99 - Montreal Canadiens
Other than the expansion teams of the 90's, none of those teams were considered "New", "Young" or had a "Short history" when the Preds started in '98. Not picking at you personally, just pointing out how funny our perspectives can be when we don't occasionally stop to really look at it! Hopefully by the time we hit 25 seasons we can finally get beyond the "Expansion Team" identity for good.