

Acquired in January, 2016, in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets, he was a big reason Nashville reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2016-17. In 533 games spanning eight seasons with the Predators, Johansen had 362 points (110 goals, 252 assists). "Obviously with the number of things that are happening in Nashville, it's a great place to showcase not only the city of Nashville, but the franchise, the organization, all the things that make Nashville such a great place to live and play." "We're set up as a franchise with what we did at the trade deadline, the picks we acquired, with this move here, for salary cap ," Trotz said. Many of those picks are the result of four trades Nashville made prior to the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline. Hosting the draft for the first time since 2003, the Predators will have a league-high 13 selections when the event gets underway with the first round Wednesday (7 p.m. Nashville agreed to pay half of Johansen's remaining $8 million salary in each of the next two seasons.


The Predators traded center Ryan Johansen to the Colorado Avalanche for forward Alex Galchenyuk, who can become an unrestricted free agent July 1.
