The Nashville Predators signaled a rebuild by trading several players at the 2023 trade deadline, and it is likely that they are not done. There are still a few players on the roster who do not quite fit the mold of what this team is trying to be, and at least on the surface, one of them is Ryan McDonagh.
McDonagh was acquired last offseason from the Tampa Bay Lightning, and with how little the Predators gave up, it was incredibly tough to turn down for a team that was still trying to win now.