Predators & Wilson Come to Terms

The arbitration cases are falling out of the sky, like all the planes that stopped working during the Y2K scare.

The Nashville Predators now avoided arbitration with both of their potential cases, as they re-signed forward Colin Wilson to a new 4-year deal, reportedly worth $15.75 million, which works out to be a cap hit, just a wee bit under $4 million per season.

A week ago today, the Predators also came to terms with Craig Smith, who was their other potential arbitration hearing.

Wilson, a 2008 1st round pick for the Predators, has been in the league since the 2010 season and has been a fairly steady contributor for the team, since his start in the league.

In the 2015 season, Wilson set a new career-high in points, picking up 20 goals and 42 points in 77 games, bumping his ranking up to 167th overall, 116th among all forwards.  This was the first time Wilson cracked the top 200 in overall pool scoring.

He hasn't been without some injury problems, but he isn't on the Injury Prone List.  He has played in the majority of games, in his NHL career.

The Predators are not known for their run & gun offense, rather a gritty & grinding offense, which allows for a little bit more defensive responsibility.  I think in saying that, there is a bit of a ceiling in how high some players can possibly go.

For a guy like Wilson, who is now going into his sixth season in the NHL, he may already be touching the ceiling on his point production potential in Nashville or he's damn close.  He should be a solid addition to the depth on your pool team, but I don't think he's going to be the bargain player that wins it all for you.  Saying that, you might be able to snag him a little bit later, making him into a tiny bit of a bargain, if he manages a few more points past his career-best.