If Mattias Ekholm is not signed by the start of the NHL season there is a good chance he could be traded by the 2022 NHL trade deadline.
If Mattias Ekholm is not signed by the start of the NHL season there is a good chance he could be traded by the 2022 NHL trade deadline.

Last season NHL Rumors were floating around that the Nashville Predators were looking at moving Mattias Ekholm at the NHL trade deadline but the Preds got hot and changed their plans toward a playoff push.

There were some offseason rumblings that Nashville could trade Ekholm at the NHL draft but nothing materialized. Right now it appears the Predators are trying to re-sign him.

Pierre LeBrun was on TSN’s Insider Trading and reports Nashville and Ekholm have talked all off-season long about an extension and have not been able to get one done yet but here is the wrinkle: I’m told that agent Kurt Overhardt and Ekholm have told general manager David Poile and the Predators that if he is not signed by the start of the season we want to shelve talks.

If no contract is ironed out in the next 5 days it is possible the Predators will look to trade him at the 2022 NHL trade deadline and not risk losing him for nothing next season when he becomes an UFA.

Mattias Ekholm career stats

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIM+/-
2006-07Mora IK Jr.Swe-Jr36044286
2007-08Mora IK Jr.Swe-Jr37571254-5
2007-08Mora IKSEL100000
2008-09Mora IK Jr.Swe-Jr21358323
2008-09Mora IKSwe-13821113127
2009-10Mora IKSwe-141121225410
2010-11Brynas IF GavleSEL551023333810
2011-12Nashville PredatorsNHL20000-1
2011-12Brynas IF GavleSEL419817551
2012-13Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL591022323015
2012-13Nashville PredatorsNHL10000-1
2013-14Nashville PredatorsNHL6218910-8
2014-15Nashville PredatorsNHL80711185212
2015-16Nashville PredatorsNHL82827354414
2016-17Nashville PredatorsNHL8232023344
2017-18Nashville PredatorsNHL811024344625
2018-19Nashville PredatorsNHL80836444727
2019-20Nashville PredatorsNHL688253332-1
2020-21Nashville PredatorsNHL48617231419
NHL Totals58651168219279

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