We now know the real reason Ryan McDonagh was traded: not salary cap
The real reason of Ryan McDonagh being traded by the Nashville Predators earlier today was revealed and it wasn't related to the salary cap.
A surprising trade was confirmed on Tuesday between the Predators and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Lightning sent a 2025 2nd-round pick and a 2024 7t-round pick in return for the defenseman Ryan McDonagh and a 2024 4th-round pick.
Many people believed that this move was made in order to create cap space. McDonagh has two seasons remaining on his $6,750,000 AAV contract. However, the GM Barry Trotz explained in a press conference that this wasn't his intent.
He stated that McDonagh asked to be traded during his end-of-season meeting, and the whole thing was about that, not for financial reasons:
However, that move also freed up valuable cap space that will likely be used by the Preds to land a top player, such as Mitch Marner:
The Mitch Marner stans are going to be insufferable now"
"We now have 3 1st round picks and 5 2nd round picks for the next 2 years of drafts!
Big move coming????"
Do you think the Nashville Predators will go after Mitch Marner on the trade market?
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MAI 21 | 307 ANSWERS We now know the real reason Ryan McDonagh was traded: not salary cap Do you think the Nashville Predators will go after Mitch Marner on the trade market? | ||
| Yes | 215 | 70 % |
| No | 92 | 30 % |
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JUNE 4, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
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