All three Nashville Predators players not under contract for 2018-19 will not return to the team, according to general manager David Poile.
Poile said Monday that the Predators plan to move on from forward Scott Hartnell and defenseman Alexei Emelin, who will both be unrestricted free agents.
Hartnell, 36, had 13 goals and 11 assists this season. The 16-year veteran plans to contemplate retirement.
"I'll take some time away to think about it," Hartnell told the Tennessean. "These last couple months, just wondering if I still have it, if I could still skate.