JT says no (NMC). Plus, Ottawa has center on lockdown and offence is the furthest of the issues they need to resolve this offseason.

Nashville declines. Marner is going to be a UFA and as nice as he is, swapping Saros for Marner doesn't help the Preds in any way. We don't know what Askarov will be in the NHL yet. And until we do Saros still has a ton of value to the Preds, and we would require something coming back in the trade that we can project how it will work on the roster going forward. I think Marner is overpaid. I think he'll be overpaid on his next contract, because he's already getting paid so much so why would he take a paycut. He's just not a fit for the retooling Preds if we get rid of Saros. Not even covering the fact that Evangelista is probably as close to untouchable as anyone not named Forsberg or Josi could be.

postionally, Tavares doesn't support a need for the Sens, so there's better ways for the Sens to spend that money, and he'd block the trade anyways. but also like if that trade got announced I probably wouldn't be mad about it

CHI is not paying a 2nd for Liljegren.

No reason for Nashville to make that trade, not addressing anything we currently need while overpaying to do so and then burning a ton of cap to keep him.

Tavares declines.

Some real poor UFA signing, too much $$$ and term for aging players. There is absolutely no logic in that trade to the cap strapped Sens or having any team wanting to extend Tavares for four more years.
You expect Preds to give up all premium in the exchange of two upcoming UFAs....Saros and Marner.?

Someone has started celebrating the long weekend early I see!

Tavares blocks this deal. While he might waive his NMC after the soon coming playoff collapse, it would not be for a team like Ottawa.