Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg
Casey Gower
On the morning of July 1, several of the Nashville Predators’ veteran players texted excitedly with one another, wondering what the day might hold.
The date is a special one in National Hockey League circles. It traditionally begins the league’s annual free-agency period, when teams are allowed to sign new players whose former contracts have expired.
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Photo: John Russell
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