""Essentially, I've been trying to make the point in the past couple of weeks here with Nashville that I think it's reasonable to ask a player to go through one rebuild, but considering how short careers are, you can't ask them to do it twice. You can't, and that's why one of the players that I'd be wondering about with Nashville as this thing continues to spiral is Filip Forsberg. I think that's a team right now that's having that conversation.""
""Nashville has not advanced past the first round of the playoffs since the 2017-18 season and has missed the postseason altogether in two of the past three years. Trotz took over as GM of the team ahead of the 2023-24 campaign, putting the club through a major retooling process that hockey insider Jeff Marek believes some of the team's star players, like winger Filip Forsberg, won't be willing to go through again.""
The Nashville Predators began 2025-26 with a 6-10-4 record and sit near the bottom of the league, better than only the Calgary Flames. The franchise has not advanced past the first playoff round since 2017-18 and missed the postseason in two of the past three years. A major retooling started when Barry Trotz became general manager ahead of 2023-24. Some insiders warn players may refuse a second rebuild given short careers, placing core players like Filip Forsberg under strain. Forsberg leads Nashville with 15 points in 20 games and carries a full no-movement clause on his eight-year, $68 million contract.
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