Ryan McDonagh was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning by the Nashville Predators on Tuesday for a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
The Lightning also receive the Edmonton Oilers‘ fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
The 34-year-old defenseman, who scored 32 points (three goals, 29 assists) in 74 games with the Predators this season, returns to the Lightning, with whom he played five seasons and won the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021.
“We want to thank Ryan for everything he has meant to the Predators organization over the past two seasons, including his service as an alternate captain,” Nashville general manager Barry Trotz said. “His renowned leadership qualities and dedication to doing whatever it takes to win had an immediate impact on our team both on and off the ice. We wish Ryan and his family all the best as he returns to the Lightning organization.
“At the same time, this trade adds to our already deep body of draft picks for the next two NHL Drafts and allows us to continue making adjustments and improvements to our team during the offseason. “We want to make decisions that help us build on the success we had in the 2023-24 season by giving ourselves as many weapons as we can get, whether it be younger players on our roster, more impactful draft picks or salary cap flexibility.”
Following the trade, the Predators have nine picks in the 2024 NHL Draft, which is scheduled for June 28-29 at the Sphere in Las Vegas: three in the second round, two in the third and fourth rounds and one in the first round. seventh round.
The Predators now have nine picks in the 2025 NHL Draft: two in the first, second and third rounds and one in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds.
The New York Rangers traded him to the Lightning with JT Miller for Vladislav Namestnikov, Libor Hajek, Brett Howden, Tampa Bay’s first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft and a conditional pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. on February 26, 2018.
Tampa Bay traded him to Nashville for Philippe Myers and Grant Mismash on July 3, 2022.
McDonagh has two seasons remaining on a seven-year, $47.25 million contract ($6.75 million average annual value) he signed with Tampa Bay on July 1, 2018.
He led the NHL with a +18 rating and had eight assists in 2021, as the Lightning successfully defended their Cup title, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in five games in the finals.
McDonagh was selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the 12th pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, but never played for the Canadiens; He was traded to the Rangers as part of a six-player deal on June 30, 2009. He has 389 points (76 goals, 313 assists) in 928 NHL games over 14 seasons with the Rangers, Lightning and Predators and 65 points (12 goals, 53 assists) in 191 playoff games.
He led New York in scoring in the 2014 playoffs with 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in 25 games as the Rangers advanced to the Cup Final, where they lost to the Los Angeles Kings in five games.
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