The Nashville Predators are off to a dreadful start to the 2025-26 season, leading to a lot of trade rumors. Ever since signing Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei before last season, the Predators have been disastrous. Now, teams are calling on Stamkos as his Hall-of-Fame career winds down . Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos broke down what a team needs to land Stamkos.

“Stamkos is one of the more likely players to end up in a trade here, but the Predators will have to work with a suitor on retaining money, as the 35-year-old winger has another two years and an $8 million cap hit on his contract,” Kypreos wrote. “After scoring just 27 goals last season, Stamkos has four in 22 games this season — just a 16-goal pace. An acquiring team needs to make sure it has a facilitato

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