Roster issues could actually be a blessing in disguise for Predators

Before Tuesday night’s 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Nashville Predators announced a series on roster moves that could potentially alter the team’s approach to the next few weeks in terms of entertaining trade offers.

Specifically, forward Ryan Johansen was placed on the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday, forward Luke Kunin was placed on injured reserve and will miss two to four weeks with a lower-body injury and defenseman Ryan Ellis was placed on IR and would miss four to six weeks with an upper-body injury.