"It's really down to a business decision.
"Filip, in my conversations, he wants to be here," Poile said.
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But in addition to Forsberg, forwards Luke Kunin and Yakov Trenin can be restricted free agents, and forward Tanner Jeannot, who led NHL rookies with 24 goals, will be eligible to sign a contract extension on July 13. The Predators were the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, the eighth straight season they've qualified.
Poile said he hopes Forsberg understands what it takes for Nashville to keep a competitive team around him. just kind of have to wait and see and play it out." "The business side is completely different than the on-ice side. "I've said that since Day One: The goal is to come back here," he said May 10. We've just got to keep working to get this done."įorsberg said at the end of the season that he wanted to remain with the Predators. I'm sure because they feel we should be offering something different. So I wish it was done I said that two months ago. We've got a deadline coming up here in July. "We're still talking, still talking a lot," Poile said. He said the two sides are speaking regularly in an effort to bridge the gap. Poile expressed confidence after the Predators were swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference First Round that Nashville would be able to sign Forsberg and said things have not changed much since then. He was in the final season of a six-year, $36 million contract ($6 million average annual value) he signed on June 27, 2016. The 27-year-old forward is the Predators' all-time leader with 220 goals, and he's fourth in their history with 469 points.įorsberg can become an unrestricted free agent July 13. The Predators are the only team allowed to sign Forsberg to an eight-year contract any other team is limited to seven.įorsberg, who has spent his entire 10-season NHL career with the Predators, had career bests in goals (42), assists (42) and points (84) in 69 games. "He's not signing with us for anything less than eight years," Poile said.
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