At some point over the next few hours, members of the Nashville Predators will lay out an empty suitcase - or three - and determine what they'd like to have in their possession for a potentially two-month stay in Edmonton.
With training camp and Phase 3 of the NHL's Return To Play Plan coming to an end on Saturday, the Preds will turn their attention to Phase 4 and a trip to the Alberta capital that will start with a best-of-5 series against the Arizona Coyotes in the Stanley Cup Qualifier next Sunday.
If the Predators do well and find themselves winning rounds of postseason play, they could be away from home through the beginning of October. No matter what, the group figures to be gone for more than two weeks at the very least
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