Ryan Dzingel, Ottawa Senators, 2020-21 Cap Hit: $3.375M
I’m all about finding moderately cheap and low-risk free agents this offseason for the Nashville Predators. They can’t take on anymore massive contracts that are full of risk that could blow up in their face.
I like Ryan Dzingel as a possible options if the Senators don’t bring him back. He had somewhat of a down year this past season splitting time with the Hurricanes and Senators, and only managing 13 points in 40 games.
So was Dzingel’s 2018-19 season when he put up 56 points just a flash in the pan? He’s just 29-years-old and his ice time really evaporated to under 13 minutes per game last season.
Dzingel can contribute bottom-six scoring, which is something the Predators are going to be in search of. His career shooting percentage sits at a respectable 14 percent.
Maybe a change in scenery could ramp back up Dzingel’s career, and he’s not going to be expensive on the open market. I’d take a flyer on him if the Predators end up being in need for a free agent forward after losing some free agents of their own.