Friedman: Predators looking for a center

[CycloneSweep]

We will trade you Nuge.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

We will trade you Nuge.

No you won't?

I mean, yes, we want him. But... what gives?

 

[KasperTheGrittyGhost]

Veleno for Fabbro?

 

[Barsky]

I think Trotz did worse because Yzerman only did it to add some depth and veterans for the rebuild while Trotz (one of the best coaches ever) thought signing a few 30+ guys would get an overachieving bubble team a cup.


Depends on your definition of game breaker. He’s paid to be a top line scoring threat and I think a lot of people expected him to continue at a 40g pace. I don’t like to call anyone a PP merchant because it’s usually a lazy take but Stamkos isn’t nearly the player he once was at even strength anymore and can no longer play centre.

Could not agree more about Trotz, love him

 

[torniojaws]

Granlund for Stamkos, no?

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Granlund for Stamkos, no?

I'd say more like Duchene for Stamkos. But even with Duchene having 9 pts and the extra $5.6M Cap hit we're still carrying from the buyout, Stamkos' leadership and good attitude might be helping us win more.

 

[sensfan4lifee]

We have Norris but I don't think it would work out I'm not sure what pieces the Preds would send back and I don't think they have the room Cap wise sadly.

 

[elmaco]

Granlund for Stamkos, no?

Don't think that's a good trade for SJS tbh.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Phil Danault????

Ask

1st round pick 2026

 

[LeBrun is a Clown]

90% sure this is where Nelson will end up. Trotz had had him on the island so there is familiarity there.

Won’t be until closer to the deadline though. Maybe late December or January

Id leave the other 10% to Winnipeg or Minny

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Veleno for Fabbro?

Not a 2C and don't want the player anyway.

Phil Danault????

Ask

1st round pick 2026

Don't have the cap space and Preds shouldn't be trading any of their own 1sts with this aging core.

 

[biturbo19]

Maybe they should've invested in a Center instead of dumping a huge amount into a pair of old RH goal-scoring wingers, when their best forward was already a RH goal scoring winger.


Trying to get Top-6 Centers is hard and expensive. Nobody wants to trade the ones they've got, 'cause if you've got a few of them, you've got realistic playoff ambitions.

The only things even close to consistent ways to get them are to either draft and develop them (which Nashville has historically been completely incapable of doing), or you have to go out and be willing to "overpay" by quite a bit to land outbid and land one who is too old/signed for too long in UFA. Where you're largely looking at guys with serious warts or major concerns about their age/health/footspeed/two way shortcomings/etc. If their previous team is willing to let them go, it's always going to be a major gamble.

But it still would've been better to gamble on something like that, rather than a winger/PP Specialist like Stamkos.

 

[Vitto79]

Only a meh like Dvorak is avail now