The Nashville Predators’ Deadline Trade Tiers

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty ImagesNow more than ever, it seems changes may be coming to the Nashville Predators as soon as the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline.

Both Elliotte Friedman and Pierre LeBrun have reported David Poile would be “open for business” if the Predators couldn’t turn things around after the All-Star break. Given that the Preds have gone 1-3 since then, it seems that a grim dose of reality could be around the corner.

The Preds’ difficult roster situation may be difficult for some teams to navigate at the deadline, and because of that, we may see more action from Poile (assuming he’s still around) in the offseason. But that doesn’t mean he won’t be throwing some names around…