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Ufko skated in Nashville's season opener alongside Roman Josi, but he was quickly assigned to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL). The 23-year-old defenseman spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he impressed, scoring 44 points (11G / 33A) in 52 games with Milwaukee.

After three consecutive seasons finishing in the top five in Vezina Trophy voting, Juuse Saros has strung together consecutive disappointing seasons, ending with a sub-900 SV% for the first time in his career. The 31-year-old finishing goalie hopes to return to form in 2026-27 as he opens the season for the Predators between the pipes against the Minnesota Wild. Nashville enters the action as +125 home underdogs.

Jost signed a one-year, two-way contract on Monday after a successful PTO in the preseason and was assigned to Milwaukee (AHL) on Tuesday after clearing waivers. The 28-year-old is entering his 11th NHL season and his second with Nashville after putting up eight goals and 16 points in 69 games played last season.

Pinchuk has been assigned to Milwaukee (AHL) despite a decently strong preseason and a clause in his contract which allows the 24-year-old to return to the KHL if demoted. Pinchuk earned himself to a one-year, entry-level contract in April after placing third in the KHL in goals (31) and sixth in points (66) in 65 games played with Dinamo Minsk (KHL) last season.

The Predators are hoping Pinchuk can provide an offensive boost to their roster in 2026-27, but his training camp has been derailed due to an upper-body injury. The 24-year-old Russian forward has yet to play professionally in North America, but he was a standout last season in the KHL, scoring 66 points (31G / 35A) in 65 games with Minsk Dynamo.

The Predators are hoping Pinchuk can provide an offensive boost to their roster in 2026-27, but his training camp has been derailed, at least temporarily, due to an upper-body injury. The 24-year-old Russian forward has yet to play professionally in North America, but he was a standout last season in the KHL, scoring 66 points (31G / 35A) in 65 games with Minsk Dynamo.

Trudeau was a fourth-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, but never suited up for the team at the NHL level. The 23-year-old defenseman spent the 2025-26 season with the Laval Rocket (AHL), where he scored 20 points (8G / 12A) in 68 games.

The Dallas Stars, facing salary-cap issues, feared an offer sheet they couldn't match and ultimately dealt Bourque to the Nashville Predators moments before free agency opened on July 1st. The 24-year-old Bourque, the 30th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, has quickly committed to his new team, signing a lucrative six-year contract worth $33 million ($5.5M AAV). In the 2025-26 season, Bourque averaged 15:29 time-on-ice and scored a career-high 41 points (20G / 21A) in 82 games.