Canadiens trade D Jayden Struble to Predators for draft pick

By Field Level Media Oct 10 (Field Level Media) The Nashville Predators acquired defenseman Jayden Struble ​from the Montreal Canadiens ‌for a second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. Struble, 25, played in three games this season for Montreal, averaging ‌a ​career-low 12:05 of ⁠ice time with ⁠no points. The Rhode Island native has 35 points (seven goals, 28 assists), a plus-3 rating and 167 ​penalty minutes in 174 games since making his NHL ⁠debut with the ⁠Canadiens in 2023. Montreal drafted ​Struble in the second round in ​2019. Jayden Struble is a 25-year-old ‌physical defender who will add mobility and a hard-to-play-against quality that will help our backend, said ⁠Chris MacFarland, the Predators president of hockey operations and general manager, on Friday. We ⁠are ‌excited to watch his ⁠growth and look forward ​to ‌him being a player who ​can ⁠grow with us. Struble is in the second season of a two-year, $2.825 million contract he signed with the Canadiens on July 28, 202