Nashville Predators: Candidates for the Offseason Trade Block
By Chad Minton
Nick Cousins, UFA in 2022-23, $1.5M Cap Hit
Let me preface this slide by saying I appreciate the hell out of Nick Cousins and the style of play he brings to the Predators. I’m just not sure there’s room for him with others who also need to be seeing the ice.
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Cousins didn’t bring much in terms of offense last season, scoring just five goals. He was primarily a bottom-six player that just played that physical style of hockey that Head Coach John Hynes likes to have.
Although scoring isn’t Cousins’ main skillset, you have to give me more than five goals if you’re going to stick around in the starting lineup.
I’m not overly confident that the Predators would be able to get much more than a late-round draft pick for Cousins, but the trade is still worth exploring. It could free up room for other prospects who I think the Predators need to invest in more in the upcoming season.
Cousins probably ends up sticking around with the Predators for the final year of his current contract, but I wouldn’t be opposed to adding another draft pick to the arsenal in a trade for him.