Pierre LeBrun: (on the Predators not touching their defense) This means they are going to have to get real creative if they want to get Matt Duchene out of Colorado. It isn’t there at this point.
Adam Vingan of The Tennessean: Predators GM David Poile said they’ve traded enough defensemen lately and doesn’t plan on moving any.
There were reports at the draft they were interested in Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene, with the Avs looking for a NHL ready defenseman in return.
Poile will continue to search for a top-six forward after the loss of James Neal in the expansion draft.