The Nashville Predators find themselves in a little bit of a predicament regarding pending unrestricted free agent, Mike Ribeiro.
Playing on a supremely discounted contract - thanks to his messy buyout from the Arizona Coyotes - the center scored 62 points for the team in 2014-2015 (2nd) and was a major driving force for the team's return to the playoffs. In a year where needed to produce and contribute to prove he still belonged in the league, Ribeiro did that in spades.
Now he's ready to talk figures and length, with priority being given to the Nashville team that gave him his second chance.