Mikael Granlund grew to become the most recent participant to exit the Nashville Predators, with the Pittsburgh Penguins asserting Wednesday they acquired the veteran ahead for a 2023 second-round decide.
Granlund, who has 9 objectives and 36 factors in 58 video games, offers the Penguins one other top-nine ahead of their chase to safe a playoff spot. They entered the day holding onto the ultimate Japanese Convention wild-card spot, with a three-point lead over the Buffalo Sabres, whereas being eight factors behind the New York Rangers for third within the Metropolitan Division.
Granlund, who led all Predators forwards in power-play minutes and was second in 5-on-5 minutes, is within the second 12 months of a four-year extension carrying a $5 million cap hit.
Buying and selling away Granlund is the most recent transfer for a Predators crew in transition. It began Saturday when Nashville traded Nino Neiderreiter to the Winnipeg Jets. A day later, longtime basic supervisor David Poile introduced he was stepping down on the finish of the season and that the primary coach in crew historical past, Barry Trotz, would take over subsequent season. Hours later, Poile traded ahead Tanner Jeannot to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Cal Foote and 5 draft picks.
Poile was lively once more Tuesday when he moved veteran defenseman Mattias Ekholm, who had three years left on his present deal value $6 million yearly, to the Edmonton Oilers. The Predators additionally moved a 2023 sixth-round decide in that commerce with the Oilers that noticed them purchase defenseman Tyson Barrie, prospect ahead Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round decide and a 2024 fourth-round decide in alternate.
It quantities to the Predators, who're eight factors out of the ultimate Western Convention wild-card spot, having 13 picks within the 2023 NHL draft. They've two first-rounders, two second-rounders, three third-rounders, three fourth-rounders and two fifth-rounders. That is adopted by 9 picks for the 2024 draft and one other eight picks for the 2025 draft.
