The Nashville Predators traded for Michael Bunting at the 2025 deadline last March, and it was a move that was not looked at fondly. The main complaint was that it seemed redundant, as he offers mostly grit and dirty work, while the team needed more speed and skill.
The acquisition itself has not been terrible, and his base production was right in line with the player everyone knows him to be. But it is not as if he has done so well that it can be looked at as a truly good move, which we needed to see given the history of Barry Trotz's moves and the state of the Predators team.