Nashville Predators
Recapping Who’s In, Who’s Out Amid Busy Predators Offseason
Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz hasn’t had much spare time to vacation this summer.
He secured the franchise’s future at goaltender by signing Juuse Saros to a long-term contract extension, made a splash on the first day of the new league year by adding Jonathan Marchessault, Steven Stamkos and Brady Skjei, and pulled off a series of smaller moves to fortify the team’s depth at every position.
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Here’s a quick look at who’s in and who’s out as 2024-25 approaches:
IN
LW Kieffer Bellows: Signed a one-year, two-way deal with Nashville on July 3. It’s worth $775,000 at the NHL level.
D Nick Blankenburg: Signed a two-year deal with Nashville on July 1. It’s worth $775,000 at the NHL level and starts as a two-way deal in 2024-25 before becoming a one-way in 2025-26.
D Alexandre Carrier: Signed a three-year, $11.25 contract extension with Nashville on July 1.
G Magnus Chrona: Acquired from the San Jose Sharks in the Yaroslav Askarov trade on Aug. 23.
C David Edstrom: Acquired from the San Jose Sharks in the Yaroslav Askarov trade on Aug. 23.
F Jordan Frasca: Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Cody Glass trade on Aug. 13.
D Andrew Gibson: Acquired from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Jesse Kiiskinen and Tampa Bay’s 2024 second-round draft pick.
C Vinnie Hinostroza: Signed a two-year, two-way deal with Nashville on July 1. It’s worth $775,000 at the NHL level.
C Jake Lucchini: Signed a two-year, two-way deal with Nashville on July 1. It’s worth $775,000 at the NHL level.
RW Jonathan Marchessault: Signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract with Nashville on July 1.
G Matt Murray: Signed a one-year, two-way deal with Nashville on July 1. It’s worth $775,000 at the NHL level. Murray shares a first and last name with former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray, who recently signed a one-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
G Juuse Saros: Signed an eight-year, $61.92 million contract extension with Nashville on July 1. Saros still has one season remaining on the 4-year, $20 million deal he inked in 2021.
D Brady Skjei: Signed a seven-year, $49 million deal with Nashville on July 1.
C Steven Stamkos: Signed a four-year, $32 million contract with Nashville on July 1.
D Spencer Stastney: Signed a two-year deal with Nashville on July 24. It’s worth $825,000 at the NHL level starts as a two-way deal in 2024-25 before becoming a one-way in 2025-26.
G Scott Wedgewood: Signed a two-year, $3 million contract with Nashville on July 1.
RW Ozzy Wiesblatt: Acquired from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Egor Afanasyev on June 23.
D Adam Wilsby: Signed a one-year, two-way deal with Nashville on July 18. It’s worth $775,000 at the NHL level.
OUT
LW Egor Afanasyev: Traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Ozzy Wiesblatt on June 23. Afanasyev has since decided to return home to Russia to play for CSKA Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League.
G Yaroslav Askarov: Less than one week after Askarov requested a trade, Nashville dealt him to the San Jose Sharks on Aug. 23 for David Edstrom, Magnus Chrona and Vegas’ 2025 first-round pick.
RW Wade Allison: After Nashville didn’t issue Allison a qualifying offer, he signed a one-year contract with the KHL’s Barys Astana on July 12.
C Jaret Anderson-Dolan: Signed a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Jets on July 2. It’s worth $775,000 at the NHL level and will be a two-way contract for 2024-25 and a one-way in 2025-26.
LW Anthony Beauvillier: Signed a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1.
C Nolan Burke: Traded to the San Jose Sharks as part of the Yaroslav Askarov deal on Aug. 23.
C Liam Foudy: Signed a one-year, two-way deal ($775,000 NHL, $250,000 AHL) with the New York Islanders on July 10.
C Cody Glass: Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Minnesota’s 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick in exchange for Jordan Frasca on Aug. 13.
G Troy Grosenick: Signed a one-year, two-way deal ($775,000 NHL, $250,000 AHL) with the Minnesota Wild on July 1.
D Jordan Gross: Signed with the KHL’s HC Dinamo Minsk on June 28.
RW Jesse Kiiskinen: Traded to the Detroit Red Wings with Tampa Bay’s 2024 second-round pick on June 25 in exchange for Andrew Gibson.
D Ryan McDonagh: Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with a 2024 fourth-round pick on May 21 in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick and a 2024 seventh-round pick.
D Roland McKeown: Signed a two-year AHL deal with the San Diego Gulls on July 2.
LW Kiefer Sherwood: Signed a two-year, $3 million deal with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1.
LW Jason Zucker: Signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1.
UNSIGNED
Restricted free agents: D Marc Del Gaizo, C Philip Tomasino, C Juuso Parssinen.
Note: All three players have received qualifying offers from Nashville and are likely to return.
Unrestricted free agents: D Tyson Barrie, G Kevin Lankinen, C Jasper Weatherby, G Gustavs Grigals.
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