Heading into the Predators’ 2023-24 training camp, forwards Cody Glass and Philip Tomasino were considered two of the organization’s more promising prospects.
Both were former first-round picks, Glass taken by Vegas with the sixth overall pick of the 2017 NHL Draft and Tomasino selected by the Preds with the 24th overall pick of the 2019 draft.
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