Continue to rebuild

Created by: GeauxPreds1

Team: 2023-24 Nashville Predators

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 4, 2023

Published: Jun. 4, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I think this could help both teams. I think buffalo is great goaltending away from truly competing in the east. They give 2 good pieces but they get a a top 3-5 goalie is fairly young.
Nashville gets a player in Savioe who is a center and a player trotz is looking for. Plus we get more draft capital. Just wonder how far we could move up in the draft with 13th, 15th and 24th pick?

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Carrier, Alexandre	2	$2,000,000
Foote, Cal	2	$1,000,000
Glass, Cody	3	$2,500,000
Livingstone, Jake	2	$1,250,000

Trades

NSH

Savoie, Matthew
2023 1st round pick (BUF)

BUF

Saros, Juuse ($2,000,000 retained)
2023 2nd round pick (NSH)
2023 3rd round pick (TBL)

Buyouts

Kyle Turris: $2,000,000

Retained Salary Transactions

Mattias Ekholm: $250,000 (4%)
Juuse Saros: $2,000,000 (40%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$83,500,000	$65,346,142	$0	$2,202,500	$18,153,858

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Forsberg, Filip $8,500,000$8,500,000 LW NMC UFA - 7	Glass, Cody $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, RW RFA - 2	Duchene, Matt $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Trenin, Yakov $1,700,000$1,700,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Johansen, Ryan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Savoie, Matthew $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) C RFA - 3
Tomasino, Philip $863,333$863,333 ($212,500$212K) LW, RW RFA - 1	Novak, Thomas $800,000$800,000 C UFA - 1	Evangelista, Luke $797,500$797,500 ($82,500$82K) RW RFA - 2
Sherwood, Kiefer $775,000$775,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Sissons, Colton $2,857,143$2,857,143 C, RW UFA - 3	Pärssinen, Juuso $850,833$850,833 ($57,500$58K) C RFA - 1
		McCarron, Michael $775,000$775,000 RW, C UFA - 1
		Smith, Cole $775,000$775,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
McDonagh, Ryan $6,750,000$6,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 3	Barrie, Tyson $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD UFA - 1	Lankinen, Kevin $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 1
Lauzon, Jérémy $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Carrier, Alexandre $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD UFA - 1	Askarov, Yaroslav $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) G RFA - 2
	Fabbro, Dante $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD UFA - 1
Livingstone, Jake $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD RFA - 2	Foote, Cal $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD RFA - 1
Josi, Roman $9,059,000$9,059,000 LD NMC UFA - 5

Top Comments

Jun. 4, 2023 at 4:24 a.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

Joined: Jun. 2019

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Not sure Buffalo would be willing to include Savoie personally

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Jun. 4, 2023 at 4:31 a.m.

GeauxPreds1

Lets go Preds

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Not sure Buffalo would be willing to include Savoie personally

Savioe in my opinion is a luxury in buffalo. They have so much talent in their top 6 that it would be hard for Savioe to crack it. I like watching buffalo and last year their goaltending let them down a lot. Saros can single handily win games for his team. With buffalo they have the offense to support his stellar goaltending. I get they have Levi but I don’t think he is ready but I think buffalo has the team to compete now. I don’t know just spot balling. Losing saros will hurt but Nashville needs to be building a better team and is couple years to competing again. Make since to move him now

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Jun. 4, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Fjordy

Joined: Nov. 2021

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Likes: 1,669

No thx, and retain almost makes no sense to us, we will have a place in the cap in the coming years.

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Jun. 4, 2023 at 7:04 a.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

Joined: Jun. 2019

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Quoting: GeauxPreds1

You might be right about Savoie being a luxury but that also depends on how certain prospects pan out as well as who of their older forwards they intend to keep.

However I'm not sure if 2 years of a Saros is worth paying that. Buffalo is missing 3 major parts. A top 4 RH defensive defenseman, a starting goalie to shelter and mentor Levi, and development time. Basically I don't think they are truely contending in the next 2 years but I could see them being a contender in 3-5 years from now. Unfortunately Saros doesn't fit that timeline. He makes a lot more sense for someone like Carolina or LA to target

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Jun. 4, 2023 at 7:36 a.m.

BUFF36

Joined: Apr. 2020

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Can't see Buffalo doing this, atleast not at that price. There are G options in FA that could fit what the Sabres need. Rather use are assets on a good Top 3-4 Dman, someone who can slot between Power and Samuelsson. With Samuelsson injury issues need someone who can help cover that if it continues.

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