The Nashville Predators essentially became the deepest offensive team in the NHL after the signing of Matt Duchene, pushing Kyle Turris down to the third line and essentially leaving Nick Bonino without a critical role on the team, which is why they need to move on from him.
With players like Colton Sissons, Calle Jarnkrok and Rocco Grimaldi who could man the fourth line center spot for a cheaper cap hit, there is no reason why the Predators shouldn’t consider moving on from Bonino.
After all, he would be one of the highest-paid fourth line centers in the league and there is no shot he would be able to replicate his production from last year with a very minuscule amount of playing time.