Jordan Gross
The first defenseman to pop up on this list of post-trade deadline players is Jordan Gross. A player who showed a lot of promise during his short stint from November to mid-December.
Gross only posted three points, but he logged a lot of ice time and held the seat warm while Ryan McDonagh was out. Some of his better individual games was a game against Tampa when he put up six blocked shots and three hits.
Against Vancouver, Gross tallied two goals with one coming on the power play. And against Edmonton he was aggressive on the offensive end with five shots on goal and 20 minutes of ice time.
With Dante Fabbro being considered one of the top trade pieces for the Nashville Predators to consider trading away, that would leave room for Gross to get called back up.
Looking ahead to next season, Gross will be in the final year of his current contract he signed in the summer of 2022. If he can get the chance to finish out 2022-23 getting regular starts for the Predators, it can give him some momentum moving into the offseason.
It can also give the Predators front office more film on Gross to see if he’s a potential fit in the long-term rebuild plans.