Fri 7/11/14 10:00 AM

The Nashville Predators won't rule out the possibility of Kevin Fiala making the team's opening game roster. At the same time, they want to exercise some caution after selecting him with the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. For his part, Fiala gets that this might be a process. "My goal is NHL, and I want to do it right now. But I think step-by-step, and if I don't do it this year, I'm going to work hard and do it step-by-step and hopefully do it next year," he said. Fiala has plenty of offensive upside, which is something the Predators are desperately after.