Around the NHL trade deadline there was a lot of speculation that goaltender Juuse Saros was going to be traded out of Nashville and most likely to either New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes, and lastly, the Edmonton Oilers.
So I fact checked with these following cites
- Six NHL Stars Who Could Be Traded During the 2024 Off-Season (msn.com)
- Analyzing Juuse Saros’ trade value and possible destinations — if he’s available – The Athletic
- NHL Rumors: Devils and Predators To Discuss Juuse Saros Again in the Summer
These are my top three links that I used to fact check this content
Link one had this wrote about Juuse-
“Leading up to the deadline, Nashville Predators star goalie Juuse Saros was the subject of trade speculation. GM Barry Trotz confirmed that teams expressed interest in Saros, but the club was not actively shopping him. With that, the Predators being a playoff club factored into their decision to keep him. However, with Saros being a potential UFA in July 2025, the Predators may explore his market this off-season. He has zero trade protection and would have the potential to net the Preds a massive return. Along with that, top prospect Yaroslav Askarov is waiting in the wings.”
link two had this written-
“It all depends on who will potentially be available over this next week, and that list of goaltenders includes the Nashville Predators’ No. 1, Juuse Saros. Saros’ availability is the top question, followed by whether a deal will come to fruition if he is. Trades involving goaltenders are rare in the NHL, especially midseason. Over the last five years, there have only been around a dozen in-season deals, and even fewer feature someone of Saros’ caliber.”
link three-
“The Devils and Predators have been linked as trade partners since last summer. Nashville has something the Devils need, and that is goaltending. Goaltending is the reason the Devils will not make the playoffs this season. The Predators are going to make the playoffs because of goaltending. Goaltending is not the sole reason, but it is a big reason. But if you take away Juuse Saros from Nashville, are the Predators in the position they are in? The Devils and Predators discussed a possible trade for Juuse Saros; however, those talks were just that—talks as they were short and to the point.”
-I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE SCREENSHOTS ON MY COMPUTER-
- The article was claiming that there was talk about Saros and it got serious enough to the point that the press talked about it. But nothing serious enough to go ahead and trade Saros anywhere.
- The steps I went through were
- Searching the main topic
- picking cites that were popular and trusted when it comes to sports news
- reading through multiple articles
- picking my top three
- looking at NHL social media platforms too see if there was any move on Saros
- *cites provided above*
3. Yes there was speculation about Saros and yes they did talk about trading this goaltender.