The Predators acquired McDonagh from the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward Grant Mismash and defenseman Philippe Myers. Poile said he's hopeful that the Predators' trade for defenseman Ryan McDonagh on Sunday further entices Forsberg to want to come back to Nashville. We're just putting our best foot forward." "We're so close right now to the deadline that we're all going to know pretty soon," Poile said. He is Nashville's all-time leader with 220 goals and is fourth with 469 points.įorsberg said his goal is to re-sign with Nashville when he spoke to the media May 10, after the Predators were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference First Round. Video: Top 5 Filip Forsberg Plays from the 2021-22 Seasonįorsberg, who has played his entire 10-season NHL career with the Predators, had career bests in goals (42), assists (42) and points (84) in 69 games this season, the last of a six-year, $36 million contract ($6 million average annual value) he signed June 27, 2016. The holdup, Poile said, is about money, because Nashville is the only team that can offer Forsberg an eight-year contract any other team that signs him July 13 or after can offer him a maximum of seven years, per the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement. "We don't love doing that, but Forsberg has made that as part of the negotiations and that will be part of his contract," Poile said. Poile said Forsberg's contract will include both a no-movement clause and a no-trade clause if he re-signs with the Predators. Hopefully we just keep moving toward that." Both sides are from the beginning saying the right things that we'd like to get this done. "We've got a deadline coming up here so obviously it's hugely important to us and I'm sure it's important to them. "We're talking every day," Poile said after the NHL general managers met in advance of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on Thursday and Friday. Forsberg can become an unrestricted free agent July 13. Poile revealed June 23 that the Predators had offered the forward an eight-year contract.
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