Nashville Predators: Grading Every Major Move in 2022 Offseason
Nashville Predators shake up their top-six by trading Kunin
Kunin is a tough topic to discuss, as he is someone who looked like a future piece for the Nashville Predators with the way he played in 2021, but completely fell off and had a terrible follow-up season.
Unfortunately, Kunin got worse as the season went on, and it got to the point where he did not fit in on the top-six of the roster.
After not receiving a qualifying offer as a Restricted Free Agent, it looked like he would walk for nothing. That was until Day 2 of the draft, when Poile found a suitor. He traded Kunin to the San Jose Sharks and actually got a pretty decent return package with a 2023 third-round pick and prospect John Leonard.
Say what you will about the moves Poile has made, but you have to be pretty happy about this one. Kunin was someone who might have even had negative value with his minimum qualifying offer and the season he just had, and to get a pick and prospect in return is absolutely insane.
Like the Olivier trade, this move will not have much of an impact on the team, especially since the draft pick has not been made yet and Leonard will play at least a year in the AHL before being a full time NHLer. But looking at the actual trade itself, the Predators have to be very proud of what they did.