The NHL may be getting closer to a new transfer agreement for players International leagues.”We’ve reached a framework for a new transfer agreement,” Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told TSN during Canada’s 3-0 win over Sweden at the World Championship. Nashville Predators GM David Poile said Thursday that number one netminder Pekka Rinne underwent arthroscopic surgery on [...]

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced yesterday that the club has signed forward Patric Hornqvist to a five-year, $21.25 million contract. “As we build towards the 2013-14 season and beyond, re-signing Patric Hornqvist was an off-season priority,” Poile said. “Since joining the Predators, he has become and will remain an integral member of our core [...]

The 2013 NHL trade deadline is barely in the books and we’re already looking ahead to summer transactions. Specifically, would the Nashville Predators be interested in trading defenseman Shea Weber in exchange for additional scoring? In speaking with CBC.ca’s Elliotte Friedman, Predators GM David Poile suggested that’s not likely to happen. “I talked to general manager David Poile about Nashville’s [...]

Joe Haggarty of CSNNE.com reports that Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli is interested in adding depth at forward and possibly on the blue line but, with most teams still in contention for the playoffs, he is having trouble finding teams willing to deal. ”We’re looking for depth. It may be a top line player and it may [...]

The Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators could be working on a trade for Shea Weber. Philadelphia general manager Paul Holmgren and Nashville general manager David Poile have spoken “just once,” since the defenseman signed the massive 14-year, $110 million offer sheet last Wednesday, according to Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The thinking is that a trade [...]

Update: Predators GM David Poile has acknowledged that the Philadelphia Flyers and Shea Weber have agreed to an offer sheet. “We have stated previously that, should a team enter into an offer sheet with Shea, our intention would be to match and retain Shea,” Poile said. “Our ownership has provided us with the necessary resources to build [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Scott Stevens, one of the most revered defenseman ever to don a New Jersey Devils jersey, will be behind the bench as an assistant coach to Peter DeBoer in 2012-13. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello made the announcement Tuesday following the conclusion of the second day of the team’s development camp at AmeriHealth Pavilion. [...]

Joshua Cooper of The Tennessean reported via Twitter that Paul Gaustad has agreed to a four-year, $13 million deal to stay with the Nashville Predators. The 6-foot-5, 212-pound pivot was acquired from the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline. Gaustad, 30, had no goals and four assists in 14 regular-season games for the Predators and went 1-1-2 in 10 playoff [...]

According to the  The Nashville Tennessean the Nashville Predators GM David Poile thinks that Paul Gaustad will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Poile dealt for Gaustad at the trade deadline, giving the Buffalo Sabres a first round pick with Buffalo adding a fourth rounder to seal the deal. The Predators will still try and sign [...]

The Nashville Predators have re-signed defenseman Hal Gill to a two-year contract worth $4 million, according to an NHL source. Gill, 37, would have been an unrestricted free agent July 1. Predators general manager David Poile acquired Gill from the Montreal Canadiens this past season, one of his first aggressive moves at the trade deadline. Gill might have been the most [...]