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New Jersey Devils: Three Trade Packages for Filip Forsberg

By Vincent Parise

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 14: Filip Forsberg #9 of the Nashville Predators skates up ice against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period at Bridgestone Arena on January 14, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville defeats Columbus 3-1. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 14: Filip Forsberg #9 of the Nashville Predators skates up ice against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period at Bridgestone Arena on January 14, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville defeats Columbus 3-1. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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Trade One

Some people might expect someone like Filip Forsberg to net the Nashville Predators this big haul if they actually did go ahead and trade for him. Well, there is something to think about. He only has the rest of this year and next year on his contract and then he is free to leave for any team in the league that offers him a contract. That is a risk so it might be hard to trade him for true value. They also allowed their current plans as an organization gets out there so teams know he is available.

Nikita Gusev only has the rest of this year on his deal, so he isn’t the biggest piece in this trade. Even though he has struggled a little bit so far this year, he is still a wildly talented player. He can create plays at a high level when he is going well and the goals have come for him at times as well. If he was willing to re-sign in Nashville, this might be a player they look at.

When it is said that they might not get the haul Forsberg is worth, getting a good NHL player along with a 2nd and 3rd-round pick in the upcoming draft is still pretty nice. These two picks would be important to New Jersey if they kept them but using them to get Forsberg would be really cool. He would help their attack in every way no matter which center they put him with.

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