Statement: Predators told of Vesey's free agency plans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jimmy Vesey will become a free agent Aug. 15, and his representatives say the Nashville Predators were told not to factor the Harvard forward's future into any decisions at the trade deadline.
It's the latest in bantering between the Predators and Vesey.
Vesey's representatives at Global Hockey Consultants issued a statement responding to Nashville general manager David Poile's comments Monday night. The GM says Vesey told assistant general manager Peter Fenton in February that he would sign with Predators, who drafted him in 2012.
According to the statement, the Predators were told before the Feb. 29 trade deadline that potentially signing Vesey should not factor into any trade decisions the team planned to make.
The Predators declined to comment on the statement, which was first reported by The Sports Network.
