Nashville Predators Talk - 2024/2025 Season

[101st_fan]

Since putting the 68 - 47 - 36 line together the 4th line has been on the ice for one goal against in four games (the Spoiled One in CHI). It took until game #6, but Bruno finally got it somewhat right.

Offensively - Novak, Forsberg, and Nyquist are the only players with multiple ES goals for and the only four other players with 5on5 goals aren't the ones we need carrying the load (Carrier, McCarron, Schenn, Smith).

 

[herzausstein]

Yes, it's very common these days with half the league pressed right up against the Cap.

I guess it also shows that Trotz isn't going full bore on using the Johansen Cap space yet. We didn't nominally have space for both ZLH and MDG both up, at least not by Opening Day Cap numbers, but maybe as time ticks by we've accumulated enough pro-rated space for it to work. But it'd be ultra-tight even so, and hence definitely requires this kind of action.

Seems odd to paper transaction MDG and not L'Heureux if we are doing this for gaining cap. I guess it is a bit of a reward for L'Heureux who has been in the games leading up to now while MDG has been 7th dman

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Seems odd to paper transaction MDG and not L'Heureux if we are doing this for gaining cap. I guess it is a bit of a reward for L'Heureux who has been in the games leading up to now while MDG has been 7th dman

TBH, I'm not sure you can fully "paper transaction" these anymore... I think you're actually supposed to move the bodies. Or at least not make it too obvious by having them on the ice with the big team? In which case if you have practice days, maybe it's more important to have your regular guy on his lines, while it doesn't matter so much for the 7th D?

 

[nine_inch_fang]

Ha! You all are talking about him like he's the 7th D. You know that's going to be Fabbro on Thursday.

 

[herzausstein]

Ha! You all are talking about him like he's the 7th D. You know that's going to be Fabbro on Thursday.

Considering he had about 3 mins less TOI as the next lowest Dman (Schenn), you are probably correct.

 

[Kat Predator]

It was more than a paper transaction. MDG didn't go to Tampa with the team.

 

[Scoresberg]

I do wonder that when we eventually climb back into playoff contention, if this team is serious about trying to contend, we have to strengthen our defense.

One name I've wondered about is Rasmus Andersson from the Flames. Solid top-four RHD with an affordable contract that runs through next year still.

I think we would need to move Fabbro back in order to make it more balanced cap-wise. Tomasino is an obvious one, too. And then one of our 1st rounders. But even then, I don't think it's going to get done, so I think we will need to add one of our prospects. Maybe Kemell?

To NSH:

Rasmus Andersson

To CGY:

Dante Fabbro
Philip Tomasino
Joakim Kemell
2025 1st rounder (VGK or TBL)