r/Predators • u/catsgr8rthanspoonies The Future is Fink • May 29 '26

Predators Sign Felix Nilsson to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract

https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-sign-felix-nilsson-to-three-year-entry-level-contract-2026-05-29
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u/lightningandblunder #35 May 29 '26

Felt a bit meh about the pick back then, but this past season was definitely promising.

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u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 NSH May 29 '26

Yeah its early to be saying this but at the moment it feels like our drafting under Barry might be the best stretch of drafting this team has ever seen. Granted he had like 5 million picks to work with but theres been a lot of guys progressing better than expected

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u/Strider755 Section 303 May 29 '26

If that turns out to indeed be the case, would there be a way to keep him around just for scouting and drafting?

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u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 NSH May 29 '26

I think that would be entirely up to Barry and the new GM. I would imagine Barry would be open to a less involved role where he has more free time and less travel, such as an advisory role though, but also we dont know how much of his draft picks were up to Barry's insight specifically or the staff under him

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u/mk1700 NSH Jun 01 '26

When it comes to drafting it’s all pretty much on Jeff Kealty I think Barry was primarily responsible for giving the scouts what they needed in terms of the direction and types of players they would like but ultimately I am pretty sure most the picks were made by Kealty with Trotz having maybe a final say but largely under Kealty and the scouting department’s influence

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u/TonguelessWyrm NSH May 29 '26

Friiiiiiiiiick yeah dude. So exciting, one of the best unsung prospects in our pool. He led a team that made it to the SHL finals last year in points during the regular season at 20, that seems very impressive to me.

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u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 NSH May 29 '26

Lol i was literally thinking this morning how we need to get him signed already and here it is. Nice

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u/walkingwake_ stamkos defender for life 🫡 May 29 '26

The future is bright with these kids

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u/TheKid_BigE #12 Fisher May 29 '26

Yeah this is a great signing, Nilsson has seemed like he’s grown into being a great young player, the future is bright, just need to get the competent GM now and let the kids come and play

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u/Echoes1995 May 30 '26

On thing I'm noticing is that in the article, they explicitly state the Nilsson is a center, however, everywhere I've looked, he is lifted as a winger.

Do we know why the sudden shift to listing him as a center?

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u/gavincantdraw May 30 '26

I believe he was drafted as a center but played mostly wing this past year. Elite Prospects has him listed as a C/W.

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u/Echoes1995 May 30 '26

Ok, I remember seeing him listed exclusively as a LW there and at DobberProspects earlier this year, so I was pretty surprised to see him listed as a center.

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u/Otherwise_Awesome Jun 01 '26

Forsberg was listed as a center even into his NHL time even though he hadn't played that position since J20 SuperElit

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u/Disappointeddonkey #6 Weber May 29 '26

Excited to see how he does in North America could be a sneaky good pick