Overview
- Nashville acquired Jack Drury from the Colorado Avalanche on June 24 in a trade that sent Zachary L’Heureux and Fedor Svechkov to Colorado and brought Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round pick to the Predators.
- The Predators signed Drury to a five-year, $22.5 million contract with a $4.5 million annual cap hit that includes a full no-trade clause in years two and three and an eight-team no-trade list in years four and five.
- Drury, 26, is regarded as a defensive, matchup center who played all 82 games in 2025–26, scored a career-high 10 goals, matched a career-best 27 points, and won roughly 58% of his faceoffs.
- The deal removes Drury from restricted-free-agent and arbitration status, gives Nashville four additional years of roster control, and exceeds some short-term analytic value projections.
- The signing leaves the Predators with about $19.8–$20 million in reported cap space and keeps Chase Bradley as an unsigned restricted free agent, factors that will shape Nashville’s moves when free agency opens July 1.