Predators shopping Filip Forsberg before trade deadline
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Report: Predators shopping Filip Forsberg before trade deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Top-six forwards are always in demand as the NHL trade deadline nears, so if the Nashville Predators were to make left winger Filip Forsberg available, the interest should be pretty high.
In fact, they’re already shopping him, per Bally Sports Midwest reporter Andy Strickland:
The Predators are still in the playoff race as the first wild card team in the Western Conference. So, why would they trade their best forward?
Well, he’s able to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer. If the Predators don’t think he’ll re-sign, then it would make sense to explore a trade and get some quality assets in return.
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Forsberg is having another tremendous year with 26 goals and 18 assists in 38 games. It’s very possible that he breaks his career high of 33 goals set in 2015-16. He’s a legit first-line left wing with excellent offensive skill and he doesn’t shy away from physicality.
Should the Bruins make a play for Forsberg?
If general manager Don Sweeney wants to go all-in at the trade deadline, Forsberg would be the type of player who could significantly bolster Boston’s scoring depth.
However, the Bruins already have two top-tier left wingers in Brad Marchand and Taylor Hall. Normally, you don’t acquire a player of Forsberg’s caliber and put him on the third line.
But what if the Bruins configured these lines?
Marchand-Bergeron-DeBrusk
Hall-Haula-Pastrnak
Forsberg-Coyle-Smith
Frederic-Nosek-Lazar
Perhaps the Bruins could switch Forsberg over to right wing, where they’ve been lacking scoring production all season with the exception of David Pastrnak.
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The downsides to acquiring Forsberg, from the Bruins’ perspective, are cost and whether he would re-sign in the offseason. He’ll be 28 in August, so he’s still in his prime. But would the…
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