The Nashville Predators front office stayed busy on Tuesday night, trading Michael McCarron to the Minnesota Wild for a 2028 2nd-round draft pick ahead of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. After the game, Cole Smith, who played just three seconds, was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2028 3rd-round pick and defenseman Christoffer Sedoff. On top of all the trade deadline madness, the Predators lost to the Blue Jackets, 3-2, and saw Ryan O’Reilly leave the game with an eye injury. Erik Haula also left the game briefly after blocking a shot.
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9 Comments
I dont buy in on the 'everyone can play PK' argument regarding Cole Smith. Just look at our PK stats when Cole was out. Preds went from virtually 'best in the league' to rock bottom.
Sure, bottom 6 wingers are in general the easiest to replace, but Cole worked his ass off to fit into this team, and PK was his trademark. Our PK structure without him was just 'ass'
in lack of a better word. As for BigMac, sure, any UFA or pending UFA will be part of trade talks. I gotta say, I feel somewhat depressed, and hurt. As long as I have followed this team, our 4.line
has always sort of been our identity and heart of the team. Both Cole and BigMac have done their share regarding that. Going to miss you guys, best of luck in your respective franchises
Re: The Wild being the most boring team. We don’t call them the mild for nothing 😂
For the Cole Smith trade, They took back the contract because Vegas was at the limit, he wont be resigned most likely
I hated these trades.
And we lost to Columbus. COLUMBUS!!!! 🤦♂️
Ya, these moves definitely tell me that we're moving on from this season. 3 losses in a row, and now our PK is in the trash! I'd been happier if they traded Marchessault than these guys.
Not chaos reality. This team needs to lose and rebuild.
I'd love a fire sale. Get stammer, 90 and anyone with a pulse outta here for a prospect and a pick. We need to trust youth over consistency. We've overcooked our kids in Milwaukee for far too long
Good trades! Smith has been a liability lately, not a scoring threat not to mention his untimely penalties. Mac was too slow defensively and also not a scoring threat. A second round pick was a good option.