The Nashville Predators will have to keep their salary if they, and Steven Stamkos, decide it’s time to move on
The magazine with Jeff Marek: David Pagnotta and Marek discuss Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos, the possibility of him forgoing a top prospect, and how much they should keep.
Pagnotta: “If they move Steven Samkos, they’re going to have to eat. So he’s going to lose a little bit on the stock market, from a tax perspective, and he’s still going to be partially paid out of Nashville, if that’s the case. So it won’t be a complete hit. But that’s definitely a factor.
How much Nashville is willing to keep in a deal is another mitigating factor in all of this. I don’t think they’re going to be 50% completely pop.”
Marek: “If they do the returns better. If they do that, they get a bigger return. That’s the…”
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Pagnotta: “…the other factor. But I don’t know. I don’t know if they want to go to that level. Maybe it’s less, maybe it’s three, maybe it’s two. Is Steven Stamkos much more attractive at $5 million or five and a half versus, versus eight? I can imagine.”
So many teams now see him as a winger and not as a center player.”
Marek: “I think it’s safe to say: yes, definitely.”
Pagnotta: “So yeah, so that will be, that’s the other factor in all of this. I think both Stamkos and Marchessault are willing, will be willing to move to a top candidate. I don’t think it is now because I don’t think anything is happening now other than just another due diligence process.”
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