{"id":434783,"date":"2026-01-29T19:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/434783\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:35:10","slug":"nashville-predators-reassign-fedor-svechkov-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/434783\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Predators Reassign Fedor Svechkov \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nashville Predators <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PredsNHL\/status\/2016911747689357799\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced<\/a> that they\u2019ve reassigned forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/svechfe01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-29_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fedor Svechkov<\/a> to the AHL\u2019s Milwaukee Admirals. Nashville has a full roster after the transaction, though they\u2019ll likely make another recall, particularly to their forward core, before their current road trip concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Svechkov\u2019s demotion is a clear-cut case of a younger player needing a reset. The former 19th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft has struggled this season, scoring two goals and nine points in 49 games while averaging 12:03 of ice time per game. His last point came via a goal against the St. Louis Blues on December 27th.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, his production has been cut in half compared to last season\u2019s results. That\u2019s not something the Predators can afford for an up-and-coming 22-year-old forward at this stage of their retooling efforts. Last year, Svechkov played in 52 games with Nashville, scoring eight goals and 17 points with a -17 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Still, he has shown mild improvements in his possession and defensive metrics. During his rookie campaign, Svechkov finished with a 50.0% CorsiFor and 87.5% on-ice SV% at even strength. This season, he\u2019s improved those to 53.5% and 88.8%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll return to a familiar environment where he\u2019s already experienced some success. Although he hasn\u2019t played in the AHL this season, Svechkov has recorded 21 goals and 51 points in 70 games for the Admirals. Additionally, he\u2019s been a beneficial playoff performer, scoring 10 goals and 20 points in 25 games during the Calder Cup playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no indication that the Predators plan to keep Svechkov in the AHL for the remainder of the season. Still, the Admirals are trending toward the playoffs again, allowing Svechkov to be in a competitive environment where he can excel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nashville Predators announced that they\u2019ve reassigned forward Fedor Svechkov to the AHL\u2019s Milwaukee Admirals. Nashville has a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5119],"tags":[7925,5,2409,231,5281,4,2410,405],"class_list":{"0":"post-434783","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nashville-predators","8":"tag-fedor-svechkov","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-nashville","11":"tag-nashville-predators","12":"tag-nashvillepredators","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-predators","15":"tag-transactions"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115980070129875316","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}