Four Trade Pieces Nashville Predators Could Offer out of Young Core
By Chad Minton
Stastney would be good fit for a team looking to shed cap space
I’m taking Fedor Svechkov off my list of four player who the Predators might trade out of their young core. The team just re-signed him to a new deal back in May that runs through 2025-26, so I just can’t really see the team suddenly trading him for what wouldn’t be a ton of value.
However, Spencer Stastney could be interesting for the right trade partner. He jumped into the fray very late in the season, making his NHL debut on April 1 against the Blues and registering three shots and on block.
Teams looking for young talent to resupply their defensive depth might be intrigued by the the thought of Stastney joining their club in a trade. Again, this would be for a team looking to rebuild and shed cap space, while finding future potential.
Moving on from Stastney would be tough because the Predators have become a little thin in the prospect pool with NHL-ready players on defense. Stastney is a roster bubble NHL player for 2023-24.
With that said, you can make a trade work here because you also have Jordan Gross, Cal Foote, Kevin Gravel and Jake Livingstone as possible seventh defensemen candidates behind the starting six.
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This of course assuming that the Predators re-sign RFA Alexandre Carrier to a new deal, which should start ramping up after next week’s draft.
Although I’m leaning towards the Predators trading a young forward over a defenseman, don’t overlook Stastney from being dealt to a team that badly needs to shed cap space, and in return the Predators get an NHL-ready starter like Ross Colton or land a DeBrincat in package along with high draft picks.
The bottom line is the Nashville Predators have plenty of bargaining chips to be very active in this offseason trade market.