Nashville Predators trade 2027 fifth-round pick to Penguins for 2028 fifth-round pick

The Nashville Predators have made a third trade in the 2026 NHL Draft.

>After trading up to get Tommy Bleyl on Day 1, then adding forward Adam Edstrom from the New York Rangers, the Predators have traded the No. 160 pick (fifth round) to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fifth-round pick in the 2028 draft.

>This is a simple pick swap, with the Predators punting the pick to next year.

Every Nashville Predators pick in the 2026 NHL DraftThe Predators now have nine picks in the 2026 NHL Draft. Here's every pick as they happen:

No. 10 (1st round): RW Wyatt Cullen (U.S. National Team Development Program) • >No. 31 (1st round): D Tommy Bleyl (Moncton Wildcats) • >No. 70 (3rd round): G Dmitri Borichev (LOKO-76 YAROSLAVL) • >No. 106 (4th round): D Jakub Floris (Lukko Jr.) • >No. 118 (4th round): LW Justin Graf (Cedar Rapids) • >No. 138 (5th round): LW Phillip Hemmyr (Bjorkloven) • >No. 179 (6th round): • >No. 202 (7th round):MOVED UP: Why did Predators trade up to get Tommy Bleyl? GM Chris MacFarland explains

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