The Nashville Predators bottom pairing options currently consist of Dan Hamhuis, Yannick Weber and Matt Irwin, all of which being less than impressive, which is why they should take a flier on Ben Hutton.
Hutton, who is currently going into his fifth NHL season, was supposed to be a restricted free agent, but the Vancouver Canucks decided not to tender his qualifying offer.
It is a mystery to me as to why they didn’t do so, as he has been a solid piece to their defense ever since he debuted in 2015.
Sure, his plus/minus has been negative for his entire NHL career, but the Vancouver Canucks teams he has had to play on were absolutely horrible, as they missed the playoffs in every single year of Hutton’s career.