{"id":438359,"date":"2024-03-04T17:17:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T22:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=438359"},"modified":"2024-03-04T17:17:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T22:17:49","slug":"barry-trotz-re-signs-centre-in-music-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/03\/04\/barry-trotz-re-signs-centre-in-music-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Trotz Re-Signs Centre in the Music City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/predators\/\" target=\"_self\">Nashville Predators<\/a> General Manager Barry Trotz has some exciting news as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/novakth01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Novak<\/a> re-signs. Novak has really come into his own and the Preds have rewarded him accordingly. The three-year deal sees him earn $3.5 million per year starting next year until the end of 2026-27. Moreover, this is a move to reaffirm the club&#8217;s position as a team wanting to compete now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOVY IS STAYING IN SMASHVILLE! <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Preds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Preds<\/a> have signed Tommy Novak to a three-year, $10.5 million contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4sSX3gbbOi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4sSX3gbbOi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PredsNHL\/status\/1764718661556674670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Centre Thomas Novak Re-Signs with the Nashville Predators<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 26-year-old, Minnesota native put his work in to get where he is today. After four years with the University of Minnesota as a Golden Gopher, he bounced around a bit. Then in the 2021-22 campaign, he found his footing. After a solid season down in the AHL with the Milwaukee Admirals tallying 34 points in 42 games, he got the call-up. Since that time he has totalled 84 points through 129 career NHL games. Furthermore, he has maintained a very consistent CF% Rel in his time in the NHL, at 12.1 for his career. Novak is an important piece to the Nashville Predators as a whole. He does well to take advantage of the uncanny oSZ% of 75.8, through his first three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Does This Mean for the Predators<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One thing this means for the Predators as they are not sellers. That is to say, they sit fourth in the NHL&#8217;s Central Division and are red-hot winners of eight in a row. Novak is exactly the type of underrated player that Nashville does and really always has thrived on. If anything, this is an indication that Trotz may look for a piece or two to help bolster the lineup at the 2024 NHL trade deadline. However, maybe with the club as hot as it is, don&#8217;t mess with a winning formula. In any case, Novak got what he deserved and he&#8217;s sticking in Nashville for the foreseeable future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz has some exciting news as Thomas Novak re-signs. Novak has really come into his own and the Preds have rewarded him accordingly. The three-year deal sees him earn $3.5 million per year starting next year until the end of 2026-27. 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