Future Preds

Team: 2023-24 Nashville Predators

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 12, 2023

Published: Apr. 13, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Trade deadline deals and starting lineup.

This team still pretty solid, to be as bad as Chicago right now.
So likely it is playoff team, or really close to it.
However, I hope, that Preds will miss the playoffs and have top 5OA, to continue their rebuild.

In my opinion at the next TDL we should sell:
1) Novak.
If he will keep playing like that, he will bring us back 1st round pick + more. Potentially best cheapest top6 option for the contender.
2) Barrie with retention.
Nice quarterback for any playoff team. Should cost 2nd round pick and more.
3) Lankinen.
Perfect backup goalie, who can play as number one goaltender for sure.
3rd round pick and more, or even 2nd.
4) Trenin, Smith, Jankowski
Good bottom 6 players.
Trenin should cost 3rd.
Smith 4th.
Jankowski 6th.
5) Olofsson with retention.
Probably 2nd round pick.

Next trade candidates:
Johansen, McDonagh, Duchene, Saros (can be traded before next TDL, depends on return).