There are plenty of trade rumors circulating about some Nashville Predators players, but the team is working hard to drown out the noise and focus on the final stretch of the season.

As the Nashville Predators return to action tomorrow night, there is plenty of focus on more than just the team's on ice performance. While the Predators are still in the thick of the playoff chase and each of the next 31 games are critical, players like Alexandre Carrier, Dante Fabbro, and Juuse Saros are making headlines in a variety trade rumors. There is plenty of talk about whether the Predators will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline and which players might be involved in deals.

Drowning out the trade deadline noise and focusing on hockey is sometimes easier said than done especially in this age of social media. The rumors and speculation are hard to avoid. 

"We try to tune it out as much as we can, but it's part of our job," forward Cody Glass said. 

"It's everywhere. Everywhere I look. It's on my phone even if I don't want it," he continued. 

Even turning off social media doesn't insulate the players from the near constant chatter circulating ahead of the trade deadline. 

"Every TV has it. We have a lot of media people around, so it's everywhere," Glass said. "It's hard to get away from that and not listen to it. That's part of the mental part of hockey, you know, just trying to block that out."

It's challenging especially for younger players who use social media to connect with family, friends, and fans. For veterans like Ryan O'Reilly who have had to navigate the tenuous weeks leading up to the trade deadline season after season, it becomes easier with experience. 

It also helps that O'Reilly doesn't have social media. 

"I don't have any social media so that is a huge thing that helps me," O'Reilly said. "I have no idea what rumors are out there."

Staying away from the chatter helps the team focus on the games ahead and what they need to do on the ice. 

"Feels like our focus kind of narrowed and the world's kind of small in that sense. I have my opinion of the team and what I think," O'Reilly said. 

The rest is noise.

The outside noise is an aspect of life in the NHL that players must learn to step away from. Keeping perspective when the microscope is on a player, team, or potential trade is part of the gig. 

"It's our business," Cody Glass said. "It's the shitty part about it, but it's all good."

"Everything happens for a reason. Everybody's on a different path, so whatever happens, happens."