NHL Rumors: The Nashville Predators Have Other Moves in Mind

The Nashville Predators have other moves in mind

Daily Faceoff: Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor talking about how the Nashville Predators have to have something else in mind after they moved Alexandre Carrier seemingly earlier than needed.

Gregor: “This is the hard part, Frank, and people might, but I look at Montreal, and you could say they got better today in the trade, right? I think we, probably right now today, they’re better. But do they really want to be better today?

You know what I mean, like, it’s why not wait until the deadline, right? Because what if you all of a sudden, you know win six of your next 10?”

Seravalli; “Because they did Nashville a favor here. Nashville wants, they got the better player in exchange for Nashville getting cap space today.

Nashville is up to something. There was a time and reason to do it today. Maybe later on if Nashville moved Carrier somewhere else, they don’t end up moving on from Baron in exchange for a proven commodity.”

Gregor: “So then you only like this deal if Nashville makes the follow up trade for them?”

Seravalli: “Well, yeah, they’re they’re going to do something, I just, it’s a matter of when. Proven commodity for question mark. That’s, that’s what the deal was. And if you’re Montreal, you jump on that every day of the week.”

Michael Gallagher: Heard on Thursday that the Predators are pushing hard for Sabres Dylan Cozens.

• Jimmy Murphy: “I’d keep an eye on at least one of, if not a combo of Skej, Novak, and Stiga going the other way.”

Jim Biringer on RG.org: A source said that Predators are clearing cap space. The move may not happen right away, but it’s coming. They’d created over $4 million in additional cap space.

The Predators are looking for help at center and could have their eye on Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens. He’s under contract for five more years at $7.1 million. The Predators may have to include one of Tommy Novak or Fedor Svechkov. A source said maybe Novak and a first-round pick.

The Predators are also looking for a top-four defenseman. The Sabres Bowen Byram has been in the rumor mill of late.