The 24-year-old blueliner secures a $1.575 million bridge deal after a rocky season, giving the former Montreal trade acquisition one year to prove his worth in Nashville.
After the Nashville Predators extended him a qualifying offer on July 1, defenseman Justin Barron has signed a one-year contract worth $1.575 million.
The new contract is a $425,000 raise AAV from his previous one. Nashville now has $7,546,277 left in cap space.
The 24-year-old righty reached the end of a two-year, $2.3 million contract that was originally offered by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2024 offseason. Barron was traded to Nashville for Alexandre Carrier in a one-for-one transaction.
Since arriving in Nashville, Barron's numbers have been lackluster. During the 2024-25 season, Barron had 12 points in 45 games and a plus-minus of -14.
This past season, he logged just 9 points in 52 games and was healthy scratched a handful of times.
Barron is just the second defenseman that Chris MacFarland has signed as a free agent, and the fourth defenseman acquired via trade.
Those defensemen that MacFarland traded for are Adam Edstrom (New York Rangers), Jack Ahcan (Colorado), Hunter Skinner (St. Louis) and Ilya Lyubushkin (Dallas.
Edstrom and Lybushkin will likely play in the bottom four, while Ahcan and Skinner will likely be in Milwaukee.
Nashville Predators 2026 Signings
June 28: C Jack Drury to a 5-year, $22.5 million contract.
July 1: C Alex Kerfoot to a 2-year, $7 million contract.
July 1: D Jack Ahcan to a 2-year, $1.75 million contract.
July 1: D Hunter Skinner to a 1-year, $850,000 contract.
July 3: LW Chase Bradley to a 2-year, $1.75 million contract.
July 4: C Mavrik Bourque to a 5-year, $33 million contract.
July 6: D Justin Barron to a 1-year, $1.575 million contract.
