There were rumours that McDonagh to the Predators was one of these deals where they threatened to put him on waivers but that's been denied.
Think a transaction between the 2 clubs will occur in the future which could be a swap of picks that involved SJ sending over a minor leaguer to free up a contract slot.
Hardest part for rebuilding clubs is getting good vets to join them. They know Goodrow so they have some comfort there.
Can SJ afford to be terrible bad with Macklin, Smith, Eklund on the team next season? With a rookie nhl HC too?
SJ also has no more retention slots to acquire a guy for tdl trading purposes. Not until after burns is done.