The Nashville Predators make the following transactions:
Drops/Do not re-sign:
Mikkel Boedker (RW)
T.J. Brodie (D)
Stephen Johns* (D)
Jordan Schmaltz (D)
Jean-Francois Berube (G)
Sign and Promote to Current Roster:
Maxime Comtois (LW) $0.5m (2020-21)
Re-Sign:
Christian Dvorak (C)
Rankings 18-19 lower than 218 C; 17-18 99th C
Re-sign value of $2.9m; Discount moves it to $2.1m
Re-Sign $2.1m 3 years (2021-22)
Sebastian Aho (C, LW, RW)
Rankings 18-19 9th C, 5th LW/RW; 17-18 25th C, 19th LW, 18th RW
Re-sign value of $8.0m; Discount moves it to $5.6m
Re-Sign $5.6m 5 years (2023-24)
Anthony Beauvillier* (C, LW)
Rankings 18-19 89th C, 88th LW; 17-18 83rd C, 76th LW
Re-sign value of $1.0m; Discount moves it to $0.7m
Re-Sign $0.7m 2 years (2020-21)
Tuukka Rask (G)
Rankings 18-19 23rd G; 17-18 12th G
Re-sign value of $5.8m
Re-Sign $5.8m 4 years (2022-23)
Buyout:
Vladimir Sobotka (C)
Current Contract $3.5m (2020-21)
Buyout of $4.7m all in 2019-20
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One question if I want to sign the following player, does it have to be 5 years? If yes, then I will not re-sign.
Patrice Bergeron (C)
Rankings 18-19 14th C; 17-18 21st C
Re-Sign $7.5m 5 years (2023-24)