Lightning Eye Preds Deal in Trade Buzz

Tampa Bay circles Nashville as the Predators shop their impending UFAs, with Cole Smith's name lighting up rumor mills after Frank Seravalli drops intel on a potential Lightning landing spot. The Bolts crave bottom-six grit and penalty-kill help, especially with their forward depth stretched thin lately. Smith's $1M cap hit makes him a steal for a gritty fourth-liner who could steady the ship down the stretch in a brutal playoff path.