Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz eyeing trade for Alexandre Carrier to strengthen center position (Source: Imagn)
NHL Insider Frank Seravalli reported that Nashville Predators' defenseman Alexandre Carrier could be traded. General manager Barry Trotz is looking to add a center to the team, and Carrier could help make that happen. He signed a three-year, $11.25 million contract in July, but Trotz may move him to improve the center position.
Carrier, 28, had a strong 2023-24 season with 20 points (four goals, 16 assists). He blocked 137 shots and scored his first career shorthanded goal. He was key for the Predators in their playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks, scoring the game-winner in Game 5. Despite these achievements, Trotz may trade him as part of roster changes.
"I'm told that Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz has examined the center market quite extensively to this point. No secret that the Predators need to add a center to that group, ... I'm told that Alex Carrier, the defenseman in the first year of a three year times $3.75 million deal, has been a name that's been talked about," Seravalli said.
