The Predators did make a goaltending move Monday among the team’s many personnel additions, but it was not one that cleared up the long-range future of top prospect Yaroslav Askarov.
Nashville signed netminder Scott Wedgewood, a six-year veteran with 114 NHL starts and a 48-48 career record, to a two-year, $3 million deal.
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