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Filip Forsberg, Predators Reach Agreement on 8-Year Contract Worth Reported $70M

Bleacher Report | July 9, 2022

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Filip Forsberg and the Nashville Predators reached an agreement on a new eight-year contract, the team announced Saturday.

ESPN's Dawn Davenport first reported the sides were nearing a deal that would pay Forsberg close to $70 million.

Elliotte Friedman

Things are headed in this direction. Forsberg’s bachelor party this weekend…so official signing yet to occur. 8x8.5. <a href="https://t.co/Q2IEHaCRDO">https://t.co/Q2IEHaCRDO</a>

The news comes after the left wing had been linked in numerous trade rumors leading up to the March 21 deadline. However, Predators general manager David Poile said on March 1 that he wanted to extend the alternate captain's contract before the deadline, so the deal comes as no surprise.

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