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Predators Sign Mavrik Bourque to Six-Year Deal

The six-year, $33 million contract locks in a 24-year-old 20-goal forward as part of GM Chris MacFarland's push to add young, cost-controlled talent.

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Apr 28, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars center Mavrik Bourque (22) takes the ice before the game between the Stars and the Wild in game five of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Predators announced on July 4 that they signed Mavrik Bourque to a six-year contract worth $33 million, with an annual value of $5.5 million.
  • Nashville acquired Bourque from the Dallas Stars in a trade days earlier that also brought defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to the team and sent a 2027 second-round pick plus a 2028 third-round pick to Dallas.
  • Bourque, 24, had a breakout season in 2025–26 with 20 goals and 41 points in 82 games and was a first-round pick (No. 30) in the 2020 NHL Draft.
  • The signing gives the Predators multi-year control of a player projected to compete for a top-six role, though his long-term fit as a center or winger and his exact minutes remain uncertain.
  • The move is one of several roster upgrades under new president and GM Chris MacFarland and gives Nashville cost certainty as it manages upcoming decisions for other restricted free agents and their playoff push.