The Nashville Predators have completed a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights, sending defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and center Colton Sissons in exchange for defenseman Nicolas Hague. Sissons, a veteran of 690 games for Nashville, and Lauzon, who has played 187 games since joining from Seattle, make way for Hague, a promising 26-year-old defenseman. Hague, who stands 6'6" and weighs 245 pounds, had a solid season with five goals and seven assists in 68 games for Vegas. As part of the trade, he is expected to sign a four-year, $5.5 million extension with the Predators. This move signals a clear strategy to infuse youth and skill into the Predators' blue line while freeing up cap space by moving Sissons.