The speedy winger really made his presence known in the Nashville Predators organization during the playoffs against the Dallas Stars. Currently, Grimaldi is sitting on the arbitration list awaiting his hearing on August 4th. We examine his year and predict what it will take to keep him in Nashville.
The Predators saw no harm in testing out Grimaldi, who is a low-risk, high potential player, as they gladly signed him to a one year, 650k RFA contract last year. He played in the AHL for Milwaukee scoring 4 goals and 11 points in just 10 games.
Due to injuries to some key players at the end of November, Grimaldi got the go-ahead to play in Nashville and remained there the remainder of the season.