Penguins Acquire C Cody Glass, Draft Picks From Nashville
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday acquired center Cody Glass from the Nashville Predators and continued to stockpile draft picks, also receiving a 2025 third-rounder and a 2026 sixth-rounder.
Nashville received minor-league forward Jordan Frasca.
Glass, 25, would seem to be another depth forward addition for the Penguins. He has one year remaining on a contract with a $2.5 million salary cap hit, so the Predators get cap relief from the trade.
In 2017, Glass was the first ever draft pick by the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, taken sixth overall. He has size — listed at 6 feet 3, 206 pounds — but has not necessarily lived up to his pedigree.
He had career highs of 14 goals, 21 assists and 35 points with Nashville in 2022-23. That dipped last season to six goals, 13 points in 41 games. In 187 NHL games, he has 29 goals, 71 points.
It’s believed the Penguins had about $2.7 million in salary cap space before this trade, but that was with 14 forwards. The team will likely carry 13 forwards into the season.
Frasca, 23, has split the past two seasons between Penguins affiliates Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL and, primarily,Wheeling of the ECHL.
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That’s not Patrik Laine. 🤔
He’s here to take over for Sid when he leaves
He’s the new Milan Kraft!
Thanks god. Laine is the last thing this team needs.
At this point, going to have to trade a center or 2
Over to Sid for his thoughts on the last few days….
Wheres the Laine trade?
Is Eller on the trade block?
Eller and Petterson out, Glass in. Get younger at a bottom 6 center position. Petterson out with Robertson in. Laine, I just can’t see happening, CBJ wants draft picks, very high picks. Against everything KD is setting up for.
Finally a good trade that put the Pens in the right direction, acquiring low on Glass with some assets too. This is how you re-build, not dreaming of Laine.
He definitely has potential and he is still learning. So many high draft picks just don’t work out. Hopefully Glass takes some strides this season!
Well, they are going to make some additional moves. Hard to know what they are but I suspect that they are simply positioning to get much younger. Something they should have been doing for the past 6-7 years. Glass is a nice-sized center, but I wonder if he has good speed and mobility? Looks like a depth forward move to see if he blossoms. Looks like a salary dump for Nashville & getting 2 picks for absorbing the 2.5M contract. Who knows what Glass will do with his 3rd NHL team. What is stunning to me is all of the… Read more »