On the Forecheck · May 17, 2018
The Nashville Predators and Their Cap Situation
The Nashville Predators season has been over for a few days now, but the early exit is very much on most fans’ minds. For those of you who want to use the Preds’ cap space as a coping mechanism, continue reading. If you just want to know what financial situation the team is in with regards to the players, also feel free to continue reading. If you just want to scream hot takes about re-signing certain players or signing certain free agents, jump ahead to the comments.
I’m going to break this down by players extended to a certain season. Players can typically sign for at most 7 years (8 in special cases), so we will be looking as far ahead as the 2024-25 season when it comes to contracts.