US EditionErik Haula Returns to Nashville Predators in Trade with New Jersey Devils
- On June 18, 2025, the Nashville Predators announced that they had brought back Erik Haula in a trade with the New Jersey Devils, sending defenseman Jeremy Hanzel and a 2025 fourth-round draft pick to New Jersey.
- Nashville traded defenseman Jeremy Hanzel and a 2025 fourth-round draft pick to New Jersey to complete the exchange for Haula.
- Haula, 34, is in the final season of a three-year contract paying $3.15 million and has prior NHL experience playing for Nashville in 2020-21.
- General manager Barry Trotz stated Haula brings roster flexibility and will aid young players' development, while still addressing the need for more scoring up the middle.
- This trade increases Nashville's center depth with minimal long-term risk, and New Jersey gains cap space and prospects for rebuilding.
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Predators reacquire Erik Haula from Devils
After a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, the Nashville Predators made a splash in the offseason trade market on Wednesday. Nashville reacquired forward Erik Haula from the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Jeremy Hanzel and a 2025 fourth-round pick. In 759 career NHL games, Haula has 337 points (153 goals, 184 assists). He has added 16 goals and 21 assists in 78 playoff appearances. After being drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL Draft by…
Erik Haula returns to Nashville as Predators' rebuild for title defense
The Nashville Predators have reacquired veteran forward Erik Haula from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defense prospect Jeremy Hanzel and a 2025 fourth-round pick. Haula, with a $3.15 million cap hit, returns to Nashville after a stint in 2020-21, bringing experience and depth to the Predators' roster as they aim for playoff contention.
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