Wild, Predators, Oilers Make Early Moves To Close Gap On Avs

CBS Minnesota

July 12, 2022

Confronted by the harsh reality of the Tampa Bay Lightning moving on from him and with memories still fresh of being on the wrong side of the Stanley Cup championship handshake line, Ryan McDonagh approved a trade to the Nashville Predators.

The Predators also lost to the Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche when they were swept out of the first round. In adding McDonagh and re-signing Filip Forsberg, Nashville hopes it's beginning to close the gap on Colorado.

"We did get beat by Colorado, the team that won the Stanley Cup, so that's in our conference - that's our measuring stick," general manager David Poile said Monday. "No false illusions: We have still a ways to go, but I do feel today that a year older for a lot of the younger players and adding McDonagh, I think we're going in the right direction."

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