"Every NHL season is a process — a long, drawn-out process that goes from October to April if you're unlucky, or June if you're lucky.

That being said, 50 games into this season, Nashville Coach Barry Trotz finally felt comfortable using a particular word to describe his current group of Predators.

Following Tuesday's win over Chicago, which gave Nashville 64 points in 50 games, Trotz called his team "special."

"There's a lot of good things happening with our team," Trotz said. "There's something special developing. Goaltending is not an issue with our team, and we have two of the best young defensemen on the planet right now and some developing forwards that give us a lot of depth.""