Haula gaining interest.

 Trade interest in Eric Haula is growing.

Hey everyone, in today’s blog post we take a look at the Predators as two separate insiders have both mentioned recently that a Pending UFA Center on the Preds is garnering a lot of attention.

So both David Pagnotta and Frank Seravalli mentioned this and they said that trade interest in Eric Haula is starting to pick up. Now that makes a whole bunch of sense as there is not a whole bunch of pending UFA centers out there and Haula is not a top two center by any means, so once again I think Trocheck, Kadri or Schenn, those sorts of guys would be the main targets for teams who need a one or two line center, but for teams who need someone more of a role player type third line center fits that bill.

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At this point in time he is in the final year of his of his deal and he’s making just over $3 million. He had a really good showing at the Olympics and had a couple of key goals for team Finland and he had some really good plays as well, so with that in mind after the Olympics, his stock really rose and with the Preds still being one of those bubble teams, especially given he's a pending UFA, there's been a lot of talk that Haula could get moved, he’s a third line center and he can also play on the wing if need be and he's a guy who can put you up some points in the right situation. So for teams who don't need a top two center, but maybe more of a depth center on their third or fourth line, expect them to have some interest in Eric Haula and I could definitely see Haula get moved because he is a pending UFA and the Preds are a bubble team to potentially make the playoffs. 

So I'm not going to say it's a guarantee, but I definitely can see why there's a lot more interest now in Haula than there was in the last little bit, so definitely we'll have to wait and see on this, but I personally do think we could see a Haula trade before the trade deadline, and I would love to hear your thoughts on the situation in the comments below if you think Haula will get dealt, and don’t forget to check out my YouTube channel.