He's a key to the defense and might be poised from some extra international play
The Nashville Predators have reconfigured their defense over the last two seasons. From the 2023-2024 playoff team, the only remaining defenders are Roman Josi and Spencer Stastney. One of their big free agent moves from the 2024-2025 offseason was bringing in Brady Skjei, who was coming off of a career high points performance in Carolina, and played a ton.