Juuse Saros struggled Tuesday morning to explain how he's overcome his early season struggles.

He found the answer in two words.

"I don't really think about it," the Nashville Predators goalie said. "It's more just like '(expletive) it, let's just do what I can.'

"It's kind of like a reset."

Those two magic words have worked wonders for the two-time All-Star and one-time Vezina Trophy finalist.

Saros has won five starts in a row and nine of his last 10. He has a .932 save % and 2.23 goals-against average during that span. Not to mention he was named one of the NHL Stars of the Week in late November.

"He's a stud," teammate Michael McCarron said after Saros made a season-high 38 saves in a win against the Philadelphia Flyers. "You see a guy working like that ... you know, a franchise goaltender working like that on a random Tuesday night.

"It makes you want to win for that guy."

A five-game losing streak immediately preceded Saros' current 10-game stretch and punctuated his poor start during which he was 4-9-0 with a .892 save % and 3.23 GAA. The numbers — .859 save % and 4.33 GAA — during that five-game streak were even uglier.

Why was Juuse Saros struggling?

After a 5-10 start, the Predators went 10-3. In short, the team's season has swayed with Saros' play.

Question was, why was Saros struggling?

Sure, he annually has slow starts to seasons. But none like he had this season.

"Sometimes when you go into that struggling part you might overthink the expectations," he said. "Like you're thinking more about the result than the performance.

"A lot of different things going on."

One of those things, first-year coach Andrew Brunette said, was the new system being implemented.

Brunette said it "can be hard on a goalie at times."

"Used to playing a different way. Seeing pucks differently," Brunette said. "He's starting to get used to it and I think our defense is starting find that balance between the two things we're asking them to do.

"He's dialed in. That's what it looks like right now."

Juuse Saros on slow start: 'It's weird'

Saros agreed with Brunette that the new system has been an adjustment for him.

Saros said he struggled to read plays. Had a hard time keeping track of where his guys were.

"It's hard to say one thing that kind of stands out," he said. "It's weird. I feel like every year its maybe something a little bit different."

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Stand out is precisely what Saros has done since the slow start.

Which is exactly what the Predators need.

"Just stay with it," he said, "not being satisfied with even right now.

"I'm trying to find things that still improve my game."

He just has to look a little harder to find them.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros puts early struggles behind him