FINAL STANDINGS 42-32-8 92 POINTS 3 POINTS OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT. minus 9 goal differential   ADDITIONS  Luke Schenn brings grit to the back end. Nyquist if healthy is a 50 point a year steady winger. Ryan O'Reilly is the catch here, the desperately needed number one center.  Guryanov is a low risk, medium reward signing from Montreal.    DEPARTURES Ryan Johansen takes his hot one year, cold the next body to the avalanche. Duchene was bought out and let leave for Dallas. Cal Foote and Zach Sanford were not resigned and went elsewhere.   TOP PROSPECTS The elephant ..read more

Source: Predators, Ryan O'Reilly agree to 4-year deal ESPN Jul 1, 2023, 12:25 PM ET Ryan O'Reilly has agreed to a four-year deal with the Nashville Predators, a source told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski on Saturday.   O'Reilly finished up a seven-year contract last season.   The deal carried an average annual value of $7.5 million and the Blues rid themselves of it at the trading deadline, shipping their captain to the Maple Leafs.   O'Reilly's start with Toronto was up-and-down as he scored a hat trick not long after the deal, in a win over the Sabres, but on March 3, t ..read more

Duchene to have final 3 years of contract bought out by Predators Forward will become unrestricted free agent, had 56 points this season NHL.com @NHLdotcom     Matt Duchene was placed on unconditional waivers by the Nashville Predators on Friday for the purpose of buying out the final three seasons of his contract.   The 32-year-old forward will be an unrestricted free agent July 1. He signed a seven-year, $56 million contract with the Predators on July 1, 2019, an average annual value of $8 million.   Duchene had 56 points (22 goals, 34 assists) in 71 ..read more

Nashville Predators & Colorado Avalanche Strike a Deal Michael DeRosa Saturday, June 24, 2023     Share it Tweet Share it Pin it   The Nashville Predators made it known that they were ready to move on from center Ryan Johansen for quite some time. Now, they have done just, as they have traded him to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for the signing rights of Alex Galchenyuk. The Predators will retain half of Johansen’s $8 million cap hit for the next two seasons. With this move, the retooling Predators have freed up $4 million of cap space fo ..read more

Nashville Predators hire Andrew Brunette as new head coach   John Hynes out, Andrew Brunette in...   ..read more

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/david-poile-to-step-down-as-nashville-predators-gm-barry-trotz-to-take-over-1.1924062   Barry Trotz will take the GM reins in Nashville.   If nothing else, Poile definitely made "Smashville" a hockey town - something many said couldn't be done.   The only thing really missing - and he says it himself - is that elusive Cup ..read more

Wtf. this kid has shown flashes and is just barely making over league minimum.   Sharks better claim him if they get a chance ..read more

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/bridgestone-arena-experiencing-flooding-due-to-water-main-break   Saturday might get moved, too ..read more

Poile says 40th anniversary as NHL general manager is 'hard to believe' Predators executive previously worked for Capitals, is longest tenured in League history at position https://www.nhl.com/news/david-poile-says-40th-anniversary-as-nhl-gm-is-hard-to-believe/c-335419586 ..read more

PREDATORS SIGN NIEDERREITER TO TWO-YEAR DEAL The Nashville Predators have signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a two-year contract with an AAV of $4 million. MIKE STEPHENS 17 HOURS AGO One of the top remaining free agents is now off the board.    After a relatively quiet stretch to start the week, the Nashville Predators re-ignited the NHL's free-agent market with a big splash of their own on Thursday morning, agreeing to terms with forward Nino Niederreiter on a two-year contract worth an average annual value of $4 million.    The details of the deal, which now tie ..read more