Team: 2021-22 Nashville Predators

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 16, 2021

Published: Apr. 16, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

There were some really scary times this season for Nashville.

Now, the trade deadline has passed and Nashville is the clear favourite to lock down the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central division.

So, there was less incentive to sell off key players like Ekholm.

This post is about what I think Ekholm's trade value will be next year.

Next year, every player will have 1 less year on his current contract.

That means Ekholm will have only have 1 year on his contract instead of 2.

That will effect his trade value.

I used two trades as a point of reference for determining Ekholm's trade value for next year.

One is the Andrej Sekera trade from 2015 between the Kings and the Hurricanes when Sekera was still in his prime.

The other is the Jake Muzzin trade minus the forward prospect, Carl Grundstrom.

The teams that are being used here are the 4 teams that were linked to Ekholm before the trade deadline, according to the Fourth Period.

They are illustrative examples.

Let me know your thoughts about all this and I'll see you in the comments :D

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