The Nashville Predators are going to have to retain salary if they, and Steven Stamkos, decide it’s time to move on
The Sheet with Jeff Marek: David Pagnotta and Marek talking about Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos, the possibility of him waiving for a top-tier contender, and how much would they have to retain.
Pagnotta: “If they do move Steven Samkos, they’re going to have to eat. So he’s going to lose a little bit on the exchange, on the on from a tax perspective, and he’ll be paid still partially out of Nashville, if that’s the case. So it’s not going to be a full blow. But that is, that is certainly a factor.
Now, how much Nashville is willing to retain on a deal is another mitigating factor in all of this. I don’t think they’re gonna go full pop in terms of 50% percent.”
Marek: “If they do the returns better. If they do, they get a bigger return. That’s the …”
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Pagnotta: “… the other factor. But I don’t know. I don’t know if they want to go to that, to that level. Now, maybe it’s less, maybe it’s three, maybe it’s two. Is Steven Stamkos much more appealing at $5 million or five and a half versus, versus eight? I would imagine.
So a lot of teams also view him as a winger as opposed to a center, now.”
Marek: “I think that’s safe to say, yeah, for sure.”
Pagnotta: “So, yeah, so, so that’s going to be, that’s the other factor in all of this. I do think both Stamkos and Marchessault are willing, will be willing to move to a top-tier contender. I don’t think it’s now, because I don’t think that anything is happening now, other than just again due diligence process.”
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