The Nashville Predators are fresh off signing one young franchise staple to a contract extension in winger Filip Forsberg, moving 23-year-old center Ryan Johansen to the front of the line for the front office’s attention.
Before the P.K. Subban move was the trade that blew up headlines it was the Johansen exchange, which sent the highly-skilled 6’3 forward to the Nashville Predators in return for defenseman Seth Jones near the midpoint of this past season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have since locked up their half of the deal- securing the tenure of their acquisition Jones to the tune of a 6-year, $32.