Nashville Predators Christmas Wish List: Keep Proving Us Wrong
By Chad Minton
Re-Sign Prince Fil before the Season Ends
This has been a dark cloud of uncertainty hanging over the Nashville Predators all season, and it’s not because of how Filip Forsberg is playing on the ice. Obviously he’s playing great, and has a chance to put up career-high numbers if he continues on this upward trend.
However, the problem is for the front office and how much they’re willing to pay to keep Forsberg, and if Forsberg even wants to stay in Nashville. For all we know deep down he wants to pursuit a Stanley Cup elsewhere, and we shouldn’t take it personal if that ends up being revealed.
The Predators need to be doing everything they can behind closed doors to work out a deal with Forsberg. Try not to let this linger, negotiate a fair deal for both sides and let’s get past this. I’m just not sure if it’s possible, but hey it’s worth wishing for, right?
In the end I think Forsberg hits free agency in the offseason, and a bidding war will happen. Perhaps the Predators end up offering enough money to retain Forsberg, but at that point they could easily end up overpaying. I’d much rather see it taken care of during this season so that we can move past the uncertainty and think about the future growth with Forsberg in the picture.