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Barron Stays in Nashville | Nashville Predators News
The Nashville Predators ink Justin Barron to a one-year, $1.575M deal, keeping him in Nashville and avoiding arbitration as both sides believe he’s got untapped NHL potential. At 24, Barron played 52 games last season with 9 assists, and since joining from Montreal in 2024, he’s totaled 5 goals and 16 assists in 97 games, averaging over 14 minutes per game. A 2020 first-round pick (25th overall) by Colorado — where current GM Chris MacFarland was an assistant GM at the time — Barron’s extension gives the Preds more time to develop him. With eight defensemen now signed, Nashville continues…
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