When it comes to National Hockey League teams, homegrown doesn't necessarily mean players who grew up in the area, which for the Nashville Predators is a good thing as youth programs continue to grow in the area. Instead, it's another way to describe a player who was drafted and developed by the franchise. Every team, especially in the smaller markets, would like to be known for its homegrown talent to the point that it has excess prospects who have trouble making the team (who with aging veterans can then be turned into more draft picks and prospects, keeping the cycle going over years and decades) However, this wasn't the Predators, at least not at the start of the 2025-26 season. On opening week, it had 10 former NHL draft picks on its roster, which was a little above average (the league range was from five to 13), however only three had been first-round picks by the Predators. The initial roster had just seven players who had been drafted by Nashville overall.…