The Nashville Predators have had an up-and-down start to the season and have made no secret of their desire to make changes on defense. On Thursday night, they dressed seven defensemen in a 4-3 loss at home against Washington. Eventually…
Nashville Predators head coach Andrew Brunette benched defenseman Nic Hague during Thursday's 4-3 home loss against the Washington Capitals. Hague, who signed a four-year, $22 million contract in 2025, logged just 8:48 of ice time after finishing minus-3 and taking a penalty during the defeat.
Brunette noted after the game that other defensemen were simply outplaying Hague as Nashville dressed seven blueliners. General manager Chris MacFarland continues to remodel the team's defense corps, with Hague and teammate Brady Skjei recently surfacing in trade rumors as the Predators sit at 4-4-5 through 13 games.
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