Trade #14: Nashville Predators acquire Steven Santini, Jeremy Davies, 2019 and 2020 2nd round picks from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for PK Subban. (June 22, 2019)
Subban’s departure from Nashville was a bittersweet one, with some fans heavily blaming him for the team’s early exit in the 2019 playoffs. He was largely treated as a salary dump by Poile to open up cap space for longtime Nashville target Matt Duchene, but many questioned whether the Predators could have gotten more for a guy who still looked to be a #1 defenseman on most other teams.
Subban has had a rough season in Newark, with just 12 points in 52 games, and Duchene has been fine to good for the Predators, so if you look at this for a trade for Duchene, the Preds came out on top. I still personally feel that Poile could have gotten a bit more from New Jersey, but I can’t be very upset with this maneuver.
We could see an addition to this list after the upcoming deadline, but for now that’s my comprehensive list of the biggest trades that Poile has ever swung. Was I missing anything? Feel free to let me know in the comments below. Thanks for reading, and go Preds.