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Created by: Iggy11

Team: 2022-23 Nashville Predators

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 22, 2022

Published: Jul. 22, 2022

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They'll have to pay the piper next year with a trade of either Johansen or other big money to retain the likes of Jeannot and Fabbro, but it's been a long time since NSH was able to grab a big name outside of developing themselves. Tkachuk is one of those guys that you take a shot with. Still think the CGY trade needs some finetuning, and can definitely see another team offering something a bit more appealing.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Tkachuk, Matthew		7	$9,000,000
Trenin, Yakov		2	$1,100,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Sheahan, Riley		1	$850,000
Sceviour, Colton		1	$750,000

Trades

NSH

van Riemsdyk, Trevor
2023 2nd round pick (WSH)

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Clears cap for Tkachuk, gets a reliable bottom 2 dman who can play on both sides, grab a 2nd to supplement the 1st they're shipping out to CGY.

WSH

Ekholm, Mattias

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WSH has the Backstrom LTIR money to spend, always thought they could round out the left side, let Fehervary and Alexeyev take their time to develop.

NSH

Tkachuk, Matthew [RFA Rights]

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Think he makes a lot of sense in NSH, bolsters their top 6 and makes them a legitimate threat in the West.

CGY

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Thought about throwing Granlund into this trade in place of other pieces but I think NSH would be in trouble without him -- plus it lets Duchene stay on the wing where he thrives. Tomasino is as blue chip as NSH has to offer. Glass' pedigree has him atleast breaking into a bottom 6. Afanasayev is a diamond in the rough IMO, think he'll have a great chance in CGY. Tolvanen has shown flashes that I think get him to a 2nd line somewhere. I think CGY may want more developed talent, but this isn't a terrible route to take given the circumstances.

Buyouts

Kyle Turris: $2,000,000

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
23	$82,500,000	$78,499,476	$0	$0	$4,000,524

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Forsberg, Filip $8,500,000$8,500,000 LW NMC UFA - 8	Granlund, Mikael $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, RW UFA - 3	Tkachuk, Matthew $9,000,000$9,000,000 RW UFA - 8
Niederreiter, Nino $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Johansen, Ryan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA - 3	Duchene, Matt $8,000,000$8,000,000 RW, C UFA - 4
Jeannot, Tanner $800,000$800,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Trenin, Yakov $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, C UFA - 2	Sissons, Colton $2,857,143$2,857,143 C, RW UFA - 4
Sanford, Zachary $850,000$850,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Sheahan, Riley $850,000$850,000 LW, C UFA - 1	McCarron, Michael $750,000$750,000 RW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Josi, Roman $9,059,000$9,059,000 LD NMC UFA - 6	Fabbro, Dante $2,400,000$2,400,000 RD UFA - 1	Saros, Juuse $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 3
	Carrier, Alexandre $733,333$733,333 RD UFA - 1	Lankinen, Kevin $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 1
McDonagh, Ryan $6,750,000$6,750,000 LD NTC UFA - 4	Lauzon, Jérémy $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 4
van Riemsdyk, Trevor $950,000$950,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Borowiecki, Mark $900,000$900,000 LD UFA - 1
Leonard, John $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Sceviour, Colton $750,000$750,000 RW, C UFA

Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:09 a.m.

qc14

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I don't see this being a move the caps would make. Backstrom is not guaranteed to be out the entire year, and certainly not the next two years as well. Taking on Ekholm's contract would be a massive risk given that he's already 32 and has 3 more years. He is also a LD, of which the caps have much more organizational depth in Gustafsson, Johansen, Carlsson, Alexeyev. A move like this would only make sense if they move out Orlov, who at this point I think is a better player than Ekholm

Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:18 a.m.

Iggy11

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Quoting: qc14

That's fair. I think Orlov is going to command some good money in FA -- maybe even more than EKholm is currently signed for. And I know Backy isn't guaranteed, but I think they should pull a Tampa and try game the system. It was between WSH and OTT for Ekholm, just thought it would help with Caps' playoff push.

Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:25 a.m.

qc14

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Quoting: Iggy11

Yea I think you can only pull a Tampa if the player doesn't think they can come back beforehand, and I think Backstrom does. If he were a RD they would seriously consider it imo

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Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:47 a.m.

josi4norris

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I agree that Ekholm (or Mcdonagh) should be the odd man out if NSH traded for Tkachuk due to the depth they have on the left side. I just can’t see Poile trading Ekholm the first year of his extension or Mcdonagh before he even plays a game in Nashville.

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Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:52 a.m.

Iggy11

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Quoting: josi4norris

I agree that Ekholm should be the odd man out if NSH traded for Tkachuk due to the depth they have on the left side. I just can’t see Poile trading him the first year of his extension though.

Yeah I'm siding with you there, still don't really understand the McDonagh trade for that reason alone. Granted, no one forecasted Tkachuk being available. My other thought was throwing Granlund in the CGY deal and nixing an Ekholm trade all together. Just don't know how I feel about Duchene being a 1C.

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