The Nashville Predators announced their final roster Monday ahead of Opening Night of the 2024-25 season. When they host the Dallas Stars in their season opener Thursday at Bridgestone Arena, the Predators will carry 21 players: 13 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders. The complete roster is below and available here [https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_document/prd/sxorlbz630inv1ztwjsm.pdf]. General manager Barry Trotz speaks to the media on day one of Nashville Predators Training Camp. Forwards: Luke Evangelista, Filip Forsberg, Mark Jankowski, Jonathan Marchessault, Michael McCarron, Tommy Novak, Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O’Reilly, Juuso Parssinen, Colton Sissons, Cole Smith, Steven Stamkos, Philip Tomasino Defensemen: Alexandre Carrier, Dante Fabbro, Roman Josi, Jeremy Lauzon, Luke Schenn, Brady Skjei Goaltenders: Juuse Saros, Scott Wedgewood The Predators' final preseason roster cuts came Monday, when they assigned defenseman Marc Del Gaizo to Milwaukee (AHL) and defenseman Tanner Molendyk to Saskatoon (WHL). Additionally, the team designated defenseman Spencer Stastney, who has been absent from training camp for personal reasons, as non-roster. According to PuckPedia.com [https://puckpedia.com/team/nashville-predators], Nashville's Opening Night roster has a projected cap hit of $82,757,715 with 21 active players. This does not include the $4 million retained cap hit for the final year of Ryan Johansen's contract. Nashville will host Dallas to kick off the the 2024-25 season Thursday at Bridgestone Arena at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+/Hulu and can be heard live on ESPN 102.5 The Game.
