On Friday afternoon, Yannick Weber came off the IR, but was replaced by Nick Bonino. It’s still uncertain if Bonino is on the IR retroactively, but reports suggest that Bonino could be out for a few weeks. That gives the Nashville Predators plenty of time to experiment with their defense before sending one of their bottom four defensemen down. So far the candidates are Matt Irwin, Yannick Weber, Anthony Bitetto, and Samuel Girard.
Irwin has played himself onto the roster in an almost full-time position. He’s looked great and so I’m not even considering him to miss time unless he’s injured.