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Breaking: Juuse Saros Set for Shocking Offseason Move! Get the Inside Scoop
It’s quite possible that Juuse Saros’s home game on Friday night was his last as a Nashville Predator.
The Predators’ 2023–24 campaign came to an end in Music City following a 1-0 Game 6 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Yaroslav Askarov, one of the league’s best goalkeeper prospects, is heading into his final year of contract and has been the subject of trade rumors and speculation for over a year. Yaroslav Askarov, a prospect for the Predators, is almost there. When taken as a whole, those elements suggest that a deal might take place during the offseason.
There would be no shortage of clubs interested in acquiring a goalkeeper who has been among the best in the league for the past few years if the Predators opted to go in that path.
Let’s examine a few of those possible groups.
Considering how the 2023–24 season played out, the Devils will be first on any list of possible goalies to draft.
Goaltending was a major factor in the season’s failure and disappointment, which lasted the entire duration.
Notwithstanding having a substantial amount of salary-cap space and young players to manage in an attempt to address it, New Jersey was prepared to start the season with Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid as its goalie tandem. The management declined and took no action, allowing the season to gradually end.
The Devils didn’t decide to make any changes until trade deadline day, and by then, it was far too little, too late.
Only Philadelphia and Ottawa were behind the Devils in the NHL’s final rankings for all situations save % at the end of the regular season. That is insufficient.
One of the goalies they acquired at the deadline, Jake Allen, is still under contract for the upcoming campaign at a lower salary (less than $2 million), but he is not a sure thing to start and won’t really make a difference that will help the Devils return to the postseason. The Devils ought to be among the first clubs to contact Nashville if Saros is available.
The Devils still have an excellent farm system and all of their first-round draft selections at their disposal, despite their disappointing season. They still have over $19 million in salary-cap room, and they already have 14 players signed for the upcoming year. They have the necessary resources and may accommodate his contract to form a powerful offer.
