Cliff Ronning was an established presence for years in the NHL. Seven games into the 1998-99 Season, he was traded to the expansion Predators, who desperately needed his veteran presence.

Ronning was in his early 30s, but he could still score.  The Center finished his year with 60 Points, and over the next two years, Ronning posted back-to-back years of 62 Points.  His mentorship of young Nashville players proved invaluable in the team's early days.   Although his overall numbers might not seem high, he was the Predators' leading scorer twice.

Nashville dealt Ronning to Los Angeles late in the 2001-02 Season to help with their playoff run.  With the Predators, Ronning had 226 Points in 301 Games.

Colin Wilson was an incredible player at Boston University, nominated for the Hobey Baker, and a leader on their 2009 National Championship Team.

Wilson, the Seventh Overall Pick in 2008, left the Terriers after the Frozen Four for the NHL.  He wasn't the sniper he was at BU, but Wilson provided solid play to the Predators, mainly on the third line.  Playing with Nashville until 2017, Wilson had five 30-Point years, and his clean play kept him from costly penalties.

Wilson scored 237 Points in 502 Games for the Preds.

Unable to come to terms with the team that drafted him with the last pick of the Seventh Round of the 2001 Draft, Marek Zidlicky was one of three players that arrived in Nashville from the New York Rangers in exchange for Goalie Mike Dunham.  Zidlicky proved to be the steal of the transaction.

The Czechoslovakian Defenseman had his best season as an NHL rookie, but he was already 26 and hardly inexperienced.  Zidlicky had 53 Points, which would be his career-high, and he followed that with two more seasons as a Predator, where he cracked 40 Points.  

After 2007-08, Zidlicky was traded to Minnesota.  With the Predators, Zidlicky scored 175 Points in 307 Games.

Traded from Columbus during the 2015/16 Season, Center, Ryan Johansen finished the split year with 60 Points, the third straight campaign where he scored at least 60.

Johansen maintained his consistency, scoring 61 Points in 2016-17. Although he was injured in the playoffs, his contributions were part of the reason they reached the Finals that year.  After another good year (15-39-54), Johansen had his best year to date with the Predators, netting 64 Points, with a career-high 50 Assists.

In 2019-20 and 2020-21, Johansen's play and ice time dropped off(58 Points in 116 Games), but last season, he was healthy and efficient, scoring 63 Points with his 26 Goals being his highest tally since 2013-13 when he was a Blue Jacket.  Johansen played another year with the Predators before he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche, leaving behind 362 Points in Music City.