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.