How Juuse Saros plans to bounce back for the Predators in 2024-25 Understanding Saros' down year in 2023-24 is challenging. He had no emerging vulnerabilities that suggested a downturn was coming.

But Saros, who turned 30 in April, is heading in the wrong direction. In 2022-23, when he placed fourth in Vezina Trophy voting, finished with a .919 save percentage.

The good news for Juuse Saros is he's still got some hockey left in him before his summer vacation begins. The ugly news — well, that was Saros', and by extension, the Predators' 2024-25 season ...

"It's more about how you play the game," said Saros, who lost four straight to start the season, and had losing streaks of eight and five games. "In the long run, the stats will follow your team's ...

• Saros has recorded only 26 quality starts out of 54, per Pro Hockey Reference, a .481 percentage that is way below his career mark of .589 and well below the league average of .548 this season.