Nashville Predators 2026-2027 Season Preview: The MacFarland Defence Experiment

Jablam Sports Hockey · Oct 2, 2026 · 22m · transcript

Guests:

Kara Hammer

Predators rink reporter

Alex Daughtry

covering the Predators for the Tennessean.

Nashville Predators

What One thing needs to happen for them to make the playoffs this year Kara?

On June 2, 2026, MacFarland departed the Avalanche to become president of hockey operations and general manager of the Nashville Predators.

Acquired:

Forward Mavrik Bourque (RFA) and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin ($3.25 million cap hit).

Dallas Stars received: A second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft (originally from Vegas)

The next day they extended the…