Former Wild Forward Held Out For Trade Related Reasons
The Nashville Predators are in New York this evening to play the New York Islanders. It has been reported that Predators forward Gustav Nyquist will not play today to protect his health for a future trade.
Hearing Gustav Nyquist will not play this afternoon for Nashville on Long Island. Health protection for trade.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 1, 2025
Nyquist, 35, has nine goals and 29 points this year in 57 games for the Predators. He signed a two-year contract with the Predators after he ended the 2022-23 season with the Wild.
In regular season games following the trade, Nyquist posted one goal and five points. In six playoff games, he recorded five assists. The Wild wanted to re-sign him but couldn't. They elected to re-sign Marcus Johansson on a two-year deal worth $2.1 million. Nyquist got two years at $3.185 million.
The Wild are banged up. They are without Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov and need to find some replacements.
According to Elliotte Friedman, the Wild are one of the most aggressive pursuers in terms of trying to acquire Nyquist. It would make a lot of sense.
The speedy winger provides the Wild with some secondary scoring and can play on the Penalty Kill, which has been very bad. Nyquist recorded 23 goals and 75 points last year for Nashville.
Predators' Nyquist Scratched from Saturday's Game at Islanders for Trade-Related Reasons Nashville Predators forward Gustav Nyquist will reportedly not play in Saturday's game against the New York Islanders for trade-related reasons, per Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.
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