{"id":430976,"date":"2026-01-27T17:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/430976\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:54:24","slug":"nhl-rumors-sharks-linked-to-potential-blockbuster-trade-with-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/430976\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumors: Sharks Linked To Potential Blockbuster Trade With Predators"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nashville<\/a><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t framed as a sure thing, but more as the kind of swing a team takes when it\u2019s ready to level up fast, and Greg Wyshynski on the show put it bluntly by asking if San Jose should be \u201cknocking\u201d on Nashville\u2019s door if the Predators unravel. Drew Remenda\u2019s answer leaned into a more patient approach in the conversation.<\/p>\n

Why Roman Josi is the kind of defenseman San Jose would chase<\/p>\n

It doesn’t need to be said, but Josi isn\u2019t just a top-pair guy, he\u2019s a franchise stalwart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He\u2019s Nashville\u2019s captain, the 2019\u201320 Norris Trophy winner, and the Predators\u2019 all-time points leader with 752 points in 1,000 games, becoming the first player in team history to hit 1,000 games all with the organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This season, he\u2019s still producing like a difference-maker with 28 points in 37 games while logging heavy minutes at 23:27 per night for Nashville.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Should San Jose be looking to take a big swing?<\/p>\n

Drew Remenda joins @JeffMarek<\/a> and @wyshynski<\/a> to break down the Sharks\u2019 trajectory and whether it\u2019s time to make a splash or stick to the long game.<\/p>\n

Presented by @FanDuelCanada<\/a> #SJSharks<\/a> | @DailyFaceoff<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hOdVcB4vAL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Sheet with Jeff Marek (@thesheethockey) January 21, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

If the Sharks ever decide internal growth isn\u2019t enough, Josi is the exact archetype Remenda alluded to: the stud who changes what your blue line produces and how opponents have to defend you. <\/p>\n

Josi has two more years remaining on his contract, with an AAV of $9.05M, and by the time that’s over he’ll be 38, so that might be the end of the road for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Obviously, bringing a veteran defenseman like Josi would be absolutely massive for the Sharks and their young players, especially Sam Dickinson on defense, but it would have to be quite an offer for Nashville to deal out a life-long Predator near the end of his career.<\/p>\n

What the Predators would need<\/p>\n

The hook in Marek\u2019s roundtable was the Sharks\u2019 timeline. Remenda pointed to San Jose bringing prospects along carefully and not wanting to gut chemistry or culture just to force a move early.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why a Josi trade is so out there. Nashville wouldn\u2019t even pick up the phone unless the return screamed future core pieces, and the Sharks would have to decide whether accelerating the build is worth paying that kind of price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

15 years of Roman Josi \ud83d\ude42\u200d\u2195\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/K9ZYFGR4v0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) January 23, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

This is obviously a hypothetical, but if the Predators do start to spiral, who knows, out of their aging core, they’d decide to move.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit:\u00a0Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/p>\n