The Nashville Predators find themselves in a peculiar situation when it comes to their defensemen. They have some outstanding and elite talent with Ryan Ellis and Roman Josi.
After those two, things get a little more dicey for the team. There’s Mattias Ekholm, which is an excellent second-pairing defenseman that is often overlooked, but he also regressed somewhat this past season.
Aside from those three, there’s not much stability with the Nashville defensemen. With Dustin Byfuglien suddenly being available on the open market, many teams are going to ask themselves if his “baggage” is worth the possible high reward you can get.