Category: Acquisition Analysis

Mikael Granlund re-signs in Nashville on one-year bargain deal

By Kate R | Dec 22nd 2020 | 5 min read |

When the 2019-20 NHL season ended, Mikael Granlund and the Nashville Predators looked to be moving in irreconcilably different directions. Granlund ex...

Getting To Know The New Guys - Perspectives From The Other Side: Part 1

By Bryan Bastin | Oct 10th 2020 | 4 min read |

We’ve asked people who cover the former teams of the new Predators, and weigh in with their insight.  This is Part 1—since Nashville has likely o...

Predators sign UFA forward Nick Cousins to two-year, $1.5M AAV deal

By Bryan Bastin | Oct 9th 2020 | 3 min read |

While much of the attention stays focused on Taylor Hall, Nashville added a third veteran player to their depleted roster by signing unrestricted free...

Predators trade Bonino, picks to Wild for Kunin, pick

By Kate R | Oct 7th 2020 | 4 min read |

The Nashville Predators went into this morning with two picks early in the second round, a great luxury with good players falling—and now it’s the...

Breakdown: Nashville signs goaltender Devin Cooley

By Eric D | Oct 3rd 2020 | 5 min read |

Last week, the Nashville Predators announced the signing of undrafted free agent Devin Cooley to a two-year, entry-level contract. With the goalie pip...

Breakdown: Nashville signs forward Sean Malone

By Eric D | Jun 22nd 2020 | 5 min read |

Yesterday, the Nashville Predators announced the signing of free agent forward Sean Malone to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2020-21 season. Aft...

Breakdown: Nashville Acquires Defender Ben Harpur

By Eric D | Feb 23rd 2020 | 5 min read |

On Saturday night, just as the Milwaukee Admirals’ contest against Rockford was to get underway, Nashville traded forward Miikka Salomaki to the Tor...

Breakdown: Nashville Acquires Forward Michael McCarron

By Eric D | Jan 7th 2020 | 4 min read |

On Tuesday night, the Nashville Predators acquired forward Michael McCarron from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Laurent Dauphin. McCar...

Breakdown: Nashville Acquires Defender Jérémy Davies

By Eric D | Jun 26th 2019 | 5 min read |

Last Saturday, David Poile and the Nashville Predators pulled off a franchise-altering trade that sent star defender P.K. Subban to the New Jersey Dev...

Time, Space, and Uncertainty: the Value of Futures and Cap Room

By Kate R | Jun 23rd 2019 | 9 min read |

The salary cap stagnated this year, leaving NHL GMs up against rising salaries, young stars demanding to get paid, and the siren call of a talented fr...