Nashville Predators’ Cody Glass Experiment Ends – Hockey Writers – Predators Transactions

On Tuesday, the Nashville Predators moved forward Cody Glass, who played parts of three seasons with the team. The 25-year-old dealt the Pittsburgh Penguins, along with a third-round pick in 2025 and a sixth-round pick in 2026, in exchange for forward Jordan Frasca.

Frasca, who was an undrafted free agent, signed with Pittsburgh in 2022. He has yet to make his NHL debut but suited up for both the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers last season.

The Predators brought in Glass to see if a change of position could help increase his game. He entered the league as one of the top picks of the 2017 Draft class. Now, Glass heads into his third league campaign in his sixth campaign as he tries to find his game.

Glass Time in Vegas and Nashville

Glass was selected sixth overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, becoming the franchise’s first draft pick. (The organization had two other picks in the first round of that draft, forward Nick Suzuki and defenseman Erik Brannstrom.)

Glass developed his game with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League. His best junior season was in 2017-18 when he scored 37 goals and 102 points in 64 regular season games. In the postseason, he tallied four goals and 13 points in 12 games.

Glass made his NHL debut with the Golden Knights in the 2019-20 season. He played 39 games, recording five goals and seven assists. He also suited up in 27 games in 2020-21, scoring four goals and 10 points.

Glass only played two seasons in Vegas. The franchise has been very successful out of the gate, so management has focused more on experienced veterans than developing young talent, and he is one of many draft players the team has traded away, including Suzuki, Brannstrom, Paul Cotter, Peyton Krebs, and Zach. Dean. All these players turned out to be Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone, Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev, Alexander Holtz, and Akira Schmid.

Glass was traded to Nashville in a three-way deal on July 17, 2021. Vegas acquired Nolan Patrick from the Philadelphia Flyers, Predators’ blueliner Ryan Ellis went to Philadelphia, and Nashville also acquired defenseman Philippe Myers.

Glass may be hoping to become a big name player in Nashville. He joins a team with strong veteran leadership, including Matt Duchene, Roman Josi, Mattias Ekholm, and Mikael Granlund. However, he only appeared in eight games in 2021-22 and posted an assist. He spent most of the campaign in the AHL with the Milwaukee Admirals, where he played 66 games and scored 62 points (14 goals and 48 assists).

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In the 2022-23 season, Glass finally earned a full-time role with the Predators. In 72 games, he scored 14 goals and 35 points. He seemed to be the team’s top goalscorer, giving him something to build on. In 2023-24, however, he played just 41 games in a disappointing campaign, with six goals and seven assists.

A New Beginning for Glass in Pittsburgh

Predators general manager (GM) Barry Trotz has answered the list of contenders for the Stanley Cup. He put Nashville in win mode now by adding Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei. While the Predators didn’t need to move on from Glass, Trotz decided to move on from the player.

Fans should keep a close eye on Frasca. He may find his way onto an NHL roster this season.

Glass now joins a Penguins team that will be rebuilding with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang hanging up. He is only 25 years old and could be one of the faces of their offense after the Crosby Era. Pittsburgh will form a small core of the chapter, and he could be an important part of that. Perhaps the third party is the most attractive to him. It will be a matter of how he plays with his new teammates and sometimes things can overwhelm a player with the right organization. Time will tell if that’s the case for Glass with the Penguin. If things go well, Glass could be in Pittsburgh for a while.

Former Predators GM David Poile took a chance by taking Glass to Vegas. However, testing things out with Glass didn’t work, and Trotz made a move that he felt was the best on the roster. Penguins fans will have to see how Glass does for them.