Breaking Down Chris MacFarland's First Month As Predators GM

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Breaking Down Chris MacFarland's First Month As Predators GM

Spencer Lazary

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Updated Jul 3, 2026, 16:16

From roster shakeups to aggressive trades, Nashville’s new front office leader is wasteing no time. Discover how a flurry of early moves signaled a bold new era.

Chris MacFarland has officially been the Nashville Predators' general manager for one month, and needless to say, he has been rapidly changing the look of this roster.

From his first day on the job, he made one thing clear: he wanted to reshape the roster to address areas of need. He has done that, but there is still more work to be done. However, before we look at what else could be done, let's look at what moves he has already made in his short time as GM.

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MacFarland's First Month on the Job:

June 5th: Hired Rob Blake as executive vice president of hockey operations.
June 16th: Traded Magnus Chrona & 2 picks to the Colorado Avalanche for Ross Colton & Isak Posch.
June 24th: Traded Fyodor Svechkov & Zach L'Heureux to the Avalanche in exchange for Jack Drury, Chase Bradley and a 3rd round pick in 2029.
June 26th: Traded 2 second-round picks to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 1st-round pick.
June 27th: Traded Massimo Rizzo & a 5th round pick to the New York Rangers for Adam Edstrom.
June 29th: Traded a 3rd round pick in 2029 to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Nils Höglander.
July 1st: Traded a 2nd round pick in 2027 and a 3rd round pick in 2028 to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Mavrik Bourque & Ilya Lyubushkin
July 1st: Signed Alex Kerfoot to a two-year, $7 million contract.
July 1st: Re-signed Drury to a five-year, $22 million contract.

Needless to say, MacFarland has been one of the most active GMs in the last month, if not the most active. There are going to be more moves given that they have an abundance of forwards. Now the question remains, who will he move next?

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