Do the Predators need to trade P.K. Subban to clear up cap space?
Poile didn’t name anyone in particular, but you can see where the potential moves could arise from by looking at their cap picture.
Subban is the highest-paid player with a $9 million cap hit. In 63 games, he posted 31 points, the lowest output of his career, and averaged the fourth-most ice time on Nashville’s blue line at 22:40 per game.Roman Josi will be UFA eligible and in line for a big pay increase from his current $4 million. Ryan Ellis will start a brand new contract next season paying him $6.25 million against the cap. Forwards Mikael Granlund and Craig Smith will be up in 2020 as well, so Poile may have had to make some choices anyway. An early exit makes that more likely.
“I’m lucky enough to have been traded in my career and understand the business side of it,” Subban told reporters. “But that doesn’t change the emotional part of playing in Nashville. This is a place I’ve talked about with teammates and friends, a place I would love to continue my career, and who knows? Your career is long. But Nashville is a very hard place to not imagine yourself playing. It’s a great city.
“But at the same token, if I’m talking facts, I’m the highest-paid player on this team, and with that comes a responsibility. Just like everybody else, the responsibility is on me to take the fact that we didn’t win the first round, we didn’t accomplish what we wanted to accomplish. I hope I’m a part of the solution. I hope I can be here and be a part of that. But at the same token, I’m prepared to understand that this organization deserves and demands the best, and they should.
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