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Predators, Luke Evangelista Agree to Terms on Two-Year, $6 Million Deal, Per Source

The agreement follows weeks of stalled talks that kept the 23-year-old restricted free agent out of training camp.

Apr 10, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Nashville Predators right wing Luke Evangelista (77) skates with the puck against the Utah Hockey Club during the first period at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Tennessean reports the sides have a two-year contract at a $3 million average annual value, with signing and team announcement still to come.
  • National insiders had earlier indicated progress toward a short-term bridge, with expectations coalescing around a two-year, $3 million-per-season framework.
  • The deal arrives days before Nashville’s Oct. 9 season opener after Evangelista missed more than two weeks of camp during the holdout.
  • Negotiations had bogged down over salary, with reports of an early Predators offer around a two-year term at roughly a $2.1 million AAV before talks shifted back to a higher bridge number.
  • The sides briefly explored a three-year option, and Evangelista—who posted 16 goals and 23 assists in 80 games in 2023–24 and 10 goals and 22 assists in 68 games last season—would be an RFA again in 2027 with arbitration eligibility.