How Juuse Saros plans to bounce back for the Predators in 2024-25 Understanding Saros' down year in 2023-24 is challenging. He had no emerging vulnerabilities that suggested a downturn was coming.

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) smiles after defeating the Winnipeg Jets at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean ...

Juuse Saros is signed through 2033, but the Nashville Predators have a void in their goalie pipeline. Here's how they can fix that in the 2025 draft.

In the past two seasons, Saros has a 55-55-11 record and a .901 save percentage, which ranks 42nd among goalies with at least 1,000 minutes played, according to Natural Stat Trick. He became the ...

Nashville Predators' goaltending dilemma takes center stage. Can Juuse Saros bounce back from a challenging season, or will Justus Annunen steal the spotlight?

Saros was an NHL All-Star in both 2022 and 2023, and he recently backstopped Finland at the 2025 IIHF World Championship with a 1.67 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage.

The Predators also put their full faith in goaltender Juuse Saros as they signed him to an eight-year, $61.92-million contract and traded young goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov to the San Jose Sharks.