![]() ![]() It’d finally indicate an honest-to-goodness rebuild - for an organization that has delayed and demurred and hasn’t wanted to accept such a fate.Welcome to Isolated Cards we have a massive inventory of single cards across many sports & collectible series! If that Forsberg trade happens, there’d be no turning back. That second option is the opposite of what a rebuilding team would do, which is why it doesn’t seem like it’s going to make much sense for the Predators. As much as their fans may not want to hear this: Unless this season’s team proves better on the ice than anyone expects, it's logical to think there’s a good chance Forsberg is wearing another uniform before the end of the 2021-22 season. Or they can not trade him and pay up to re-sign him. They can trade Forsberg for considerable assets, which is what a rebuilding team would do. The Predators are looking at two clear choices. We’ll know for sure, though, by watching Forsberg’s contract.īecause there is no middle ground. Is this truly the end of this Predators era? ![]() “They can’t do that forever, and this season feels like the end.” “Last year, the team delayed the inevitable,” Luszczyszyn wrote. Luszczyszyn was one of many forecasting a rough and transformational 2021-22 season for a franchise in regression, whether it wanted to be or not. In trading Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Ellis for draft picks and prospects this offseason, Poile hopped on board with a new approach - and a likely step back - on the ice. He has been on the fence, basically, resisting a selloff while holding out hope.īut then he has gradually started to chip away at the team’s core. How the Predators handle Forsberg’s situation looms as a bellwether for the entire franchise’s direction.īecause while everyone ( raising my hand) has seemingly been prescribing a full-scale rebuild for the Predators, GM David Poile hasn’t quite embraced that. His production, amid injuries and inconsistency, has dropped in recent seasons along with most of the team's top offensive players. ![]() ![]() It’s more a question of why the Predators - in their current state - would want to invest a small fortune on re-signing him, especially when he'd be worth a king’s ransom if moved before the trade deadline.įorsberg certainly appears capable of eclipsing 33 goals and 64 points in a season, but he hasn't done it in Nashville. This, to me, isn’t a matter of whether Forsberg wants to stay. The Predators, however, should not be that team. Some NHL team will think Forsberg’s immense talent is worth that price. It’s time for him to cash in with a long-term deal that is laced with friendly features - a no-movement clause, things like that. He’ll surely want much more than the $6 million salary he’s currently receiving. Teams don’t get better by letting franchise centerpieces walk - even highly expensive ones.Īnd don’t kid yourself about that: Keeping Forsberg could be crazy expensive. The assumption being that, of course, the Predators would want to keep him. And if it does, it’ll be easy to construe it as one of whether Forsberg wants to stay. That question might linger into the season. Josi is signed to play in Nashville at least through 2028. Outside of captain Roman Josi and - as of last season -goalie Juuse Saros, Forsberg would be widely considered the team's best player. That view is likely shared around the league. In an article previewing the Predators’ season, Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic wrote that “Forsberg is the lone top-line-caliber” forward on the roster. NASHVILLE PREDATORS GOALIE: Juuse Saros still same old goalie for except for mustache, tattoos NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Mattias Ekholm hasn't signed contract extension: 'I'd rather have it done yesterday' NASHVILLE PREDATORS ROSTER: Eeli Tolvanen rooting for Philip Tomasino to make team Doesn’t sound like the two sides have been talking much at all, which is odd considering Forsberg’s importance. Such a cavalier stance from Forsberg hints strongly that negotiations haven’t gotten to first base yet - if they've even reached the dugout. He arrived this preseason telling reporters that he has “barely thought about” the fact that he’s entering a contract year.Ī week later, Forsberg replied to Robby Stanley of 102.5-FM that he has "no rush to sign," since he has a year left on his existing deal. Maybe it all changes tomorrow, but the lack of progress this offseason between Filip Forsberg and the Nashville Predators has shown in the star player’s indifferent words. View Gallery: Filip Forsberg: Nashville Predators forward in photos ![]()
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