Barry Trotz using lessons winning Stanley Cup as coach to guide Preds to their first as GM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Barry Trotz won a Stanley Cup as a coach and is showing no patience for a rebuild toward some kind of fuzzy, optimistic future. Winning now isn't easy. The man who coached the Washington Capitals to the Cup in 2018 spent his second offseason as Nashville's...

The Sharks acquire prized goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov from the Predators

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks acquired prized goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov from Nashville in a deal Friday that sends a 2025 first-round pick to the Predators. The 22-year-old Askarov had reportedly asked for a trade with his path to a starting role in...

Leaving Las Vegas: Marchessault balances disappointment with excitement of his new team in Nashville

Excited as Jonathan Marchessault is looking forward to join Steven Stamkos and the retooled Nashville Predators, the one-time original member of the Golden Knights' so-called “misfits” couldn’t help but feel let down by how his time ended in Las Vegas. Once believing he would...

Analysis: Big spenders across the NHL made winners out of free agents across the league

Brad Treliving kept hearing the message from agents he talked to at the start of NHL free agency. “The cap’s going up,” the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager said. “They reminded me the cap was going up.” The salary cap went up significantly for the first...

Predators add Stamkos, Marchessault in blockbuster moves; NHL teams drop $1B in free agent frenzy

The Nashville Predators made a huge splash when free agency opened Monday by signing Stanley Cup champion forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault in a series of moves topping $100 million that made Smashville the center of attention on a record-setting, billion-dollar day across the NHL....

Utah Hockey Club debuts Oct. 8 against Chicago, the same night Panthers raise Stanley Cup banner

The Utah Hockey Club will play its first regular-season game Oct. 8 against Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks, marking the debut of the NHL in Salt Lake City following the team's move from Arizona. That same night, the Florida Panthers will raise their first Stanley Cup banner...

Steven Stamkos says he has signed with the Nashville Predators, leaving Tampa Bay after 16 NHL seasons

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos says he has signed with the Nashville Predators, leaving Tampa Bay after 16 NHL seasons.

The Nashville Predators have agreed to sign free agent forward Jonathan Marchessault, AP source says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have agreed to sign free agent forward Jonathan Marchessault, AP source says.