3 Nashville Predators Who Won't Be Back Next Season: Post Trade Deadline Fallout

The Nashville Predators can't see this season go by fast enough as it has been a disaster from the very start. After some big moves in the offseason, the team has failed and stayed at the bottom of the standings the majority of the season. There have been a number of mid-season changes already, but the team has its core still together and will take another run at being better next season. With that, there will be some players leaving.

Marc Del Gaizo

The Predators are dealing with injuries, but it has given the team a chance to determine which defensemen are worth keeping around for next season. There are already eight signed, so that will likely leave 25-year-old Marc Del Gaizo one of the odd men out. When he has gotten in games this season, he hasn't been trusted to play very many minutes. Defenders like Spencer Stastney and Adam Wilsby have averaged more time on ice per game this season and Del Gaizo is hardly utilized on either special teams. He is one of those defenders who will move on without too much noise.

Kieffer Bellows

Kieffer Bellows is just a body to fill a hole until the end of the season for the Predators. He has played seven games and is averaging less than 11 minutes per game, but is a UFA after the season and the team has enough talent that is going to be ready to go next season, whether that be prospects or more signings. Bellows is just playing on the fourth line right now while players like Michael Bunting and Zachary L'Heureux are out and there have been players traded ahead of the deadline.

Andreas Englund

Just like Bellows, Englund is just a piece to help get the Predators through to the end of the season. And just like Del Gaizo, there isn't any room for Englund to stick around unless he wants to play in the minors. He is a free agent after the season and hasn't played a lot through his 10 games with the team. The Predators have a player that can play his style of game and will move forward with younger pieces that have more potential.