Kessel entered the zone with possession 78 percent and he averaged 16.09 entries per 60. James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. He won 55.2 percent of his draws in 2018-19, and totaled seven goals and 27 points in 54 regular-season games. He may also not be as strong of a one-on-one defender as Doughty. Most people would say Karlsson, with a Norris Trophy win and two more top-two finishes, has been the best defenseman in the past four seasons. But after consecutive early playoff exits, the Predators are clearly trying to make changes and open up cap space. But, with only $5.2 million in cap space next season and needing to re-sign Mitch Marner, Kasperi Kapanen, and Andreas Johnsson, they can’t address that need in free agency. Additionally, with an increasing salary cap, Subban’s cap hit will be minuscule compared to what Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo, and Dougie Hamilton could command in the next few offseasons. To compare his on-ice contributions with other defensemen, I’m using adjusted point shares, a Hockey-Reference metric that estimates the number of points a player contributed to his team’s total. They’re a team that needs to rebuild, yet a complete teardown seems unlikely as long as Crosby is around, leaving the team to retool on the fly. Given that Subban remains the league’s highest-paid defenseman and no other blueliner has a cap hit north of $8 million this season, there isn’t a perfect comparison contract-wise. Hedman’s top-three seasons by adjusted point shares were the past three seasons. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), as The Athletic’s Adam Vingan reported (sub required), Evolving Wild’s projections would indicate, argument down for The Athletic back in 2017. Additionally, he may not look like it, but he’s an excellent skater and one of the league’s best at shooting in stride.

In fact that last season in Nashville resulted in a trade with New Jersey that was an aggressive attempt to get out from under his contract. The Hockey News’ Matt Larkin connected the two in an article on April 25. Santini has played in 114 NHL games in four seasons, all with New Jersey. Maybe Nashville goes the prudent route and doesn’t sign Duchene and/or Josi. Either way, the player should be a scorer and needs to be strong at entering the offensive zone with possession. Brent Burns is the league’s best offensive defenseman and his $8 million cap hit is tied with John Carlson for second-highest among blueliners. Related: Should the Oilers Consider P.K. After the 2015–16 season, Subban was traded to the Nashville Predators, where he spent three seasons before being traded to New Jersey in 2019. 55 overall) to the Devils during the regular season in the deal that sent Brian Boyle to Nashville. In the postseason, that line totaled two goals and four points as the team struggled to score, never netting more than three goals in a game. I found six teams who could be good trade partners for the Predators in a Subban deal. Again, it’s not that hard to fathom a rebound season for Subban, so the only reason you’d panic-trade Subban now is because you absolutely must have a free agent like Matt Duchene. Letang turned in an excellent 2018-19 season, but again missed time, while Schultz only played in 29 games. Hello, salary-cap relief. 34 overall pick, which they traded to the Flyers for the 45th and 65th overall picks. With Matt Duchene reportedly slated to visit the Predators on this very Thursday (according to Pierre LeBrun), it only seems fitting to dive into the situation right now. © The Hockey Writers 2018. If Zacha isn’t available, perhaps a first-round pick, not in 2019, would work. The teams are listed in alphabetical order and don’t reflect which trades I feel are most intriguing. What they lack, though, is a puck-moving, right-shot defenseman like Subban. Defenceman P.K. Since the Nashville Predators’ season ended, P.K. After a quiet start to NHL draft weekend on the trade front we got our first blockbuster of the offseason on Saturday afternoon when the Nashville Predators sent defender P.K. 1 overall pick, adding him to a core that already includes 2017 No.
Subban from the Montreal Canadiens for D … Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins. confirms first case of rare inflammatory syndrome in children linked to COVID-19, PK Subban sends heartfelt message to Saint John cancer survivor, Coronavirus: U Sports cancels remaining national championships in 2021 because of pandemic, Western Hockey League announces plan to begin next regular season Jan. 8, DNA solves 1984 murder of Christine Jessop, suspect dead: Toronto police, Ice resurfacer catches fire on hockey rink in dramatic video, Coronavirus: Insurance claim for $6,000 cancelled trip denied after airline offers woman voucher, Canadians who ran out of EI eligible for Canada Recovery Benefit, government confirms, Ice resurfacer catches fire at ice rink in New York, 1984 cold murder case of Christine Jessop solved, suspect dead: Toronto police, Five Vancouver businesses destroyed by huge fire on Cambie Street, Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to support past U.S. crime bill, Coronavirus: Trudeau says over 240,000 Canadians applied for new CRB, B.C. Having just turned 23, he hasn’t reached his prime yet and is developing into one of the league’s better power forwards. They clearly need help on defense and in net, the latter which explains their connection to free agent goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. The contract had a no movement clause that was scheduled to kick in after two years, but the Predators chose not to honor the clause after acquiring Subban. Another left-shot winger, he’d work great on Nashville’s second line. Vegas’ biggest issue is their cap situation. The Nashville Predators made a bold move in trading P.K. (Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports).
© 2020 www.tennessean.com. Meanwhile, Hedman had a lower ceiling and floor than Subban. They may have missed the postseason by 16 points in 2018-19, but they’re a franchise littered with young players like Carter Hart, Nolan Patrick, Travis Konecny, and Ivan Provorov, and those are just the players in the NHL. He’s been savagely underpaid at that $4M since 2013-14, so even a “hometown discount” would probably at least meet Subban’s $9M per year. Dellow summarized some of the Josi debate with the line: What if he’s actually just a guy who puts up empty calorie points and doesn’t actually drive success in a meaningful way?

Subban would easily fit on Philly’s blue line and he’d offer some security as Samuel Morin and Gostisbehere are their only defensemen with contracts through next season. eval(ez_write_tag([[728,90],'thehockeywriters_com-box-3','ezslot_9',652,'0','0'])); I don’t know about you. Nashville general manager David Poile said he’s been an integral part of the team. The issue I see with this trade is that Palmieri isn’t a puck driver. With $31.1 million in cap space for next season, they have plenty of space to add him and re-sign their free agents. This creates a ton of salary cap flexibility for them that will allow them to, presumably, re-sign Roman Josi (who is due for a massive raise on his current $4 million salary cap hit through the end of this season) and take a run at a significant player in free agency, such as Matt Duchene. Financially, the Predators would love to emerge with additional cap space in any Subban trade. Look, I firmly believe that Subban, Duchene, and Josi are all very good players. Even Josi’s critics will admit that, in the grand scheme of things, he’s a huge steal at $4 million per season. The resulting $9 million cap hit made him the game’s highest paid defenseman and third-highest paid player overall. In return for Subban the Predators will receive Steven Santini, Jeremy Davies, and two second-round draft picks (one in 2019 and one in 2020). Furthermore, before Subban’s contract expires, the team will have to handle potential extensions for Filip Forsberg, Mikael Granlund, Calle Järnkrok, Mattias Ekholm, and Juuse Saros. The Montreal Canadiens signed P.K. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy.

“We had to make a business decision. By comparison, only four Predators forwards had a percentage that high with Fiala leading the way at 80 percent. All rights reserved. With Gardiner likely departing via free agency this summer, the Maple Leafs need to add a top-four defenseman. Ideally it’d be a center who would replace Turris, likely to be shipped out this offseason. Evgeni Malkin is one of the more intriguing Penguins mentioned in trade rumors. There’s credence to trade rumors involving him and he was recently placed at the top of Frank Seravelli’s Trade Bait List for the offseason. The contract was divisive among the Canadiens fanbase. However, they also need to strengthen their defense, which leaves quite a bit to be desired. The second line was a black hole of production as Kyle Turris never produced the way he was expected to.


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