The Nashville Predators added three players in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Here's what GM Barry Trotz said about the team's selections.

Long before the Predators were scheduled to make the fifth overall selection at the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles, Nashville General Manager Barry Trotz and Co. had a pretty good idea of who they were hoping to add with the pick. So, when the Preds were up on Friday night at the Peacock Theater, they didn’t hesitate.

At the start of the 2024-25 season, the Nashville Predators didn't think they'd be in a position to have nine draft picks, one of them being in the top five.