The Nashville Predators made the most significant trade of the season so far, and they may not be done.

"Right now, we are a team that’s out of the playoffs as of today, so we got to improve," Predators veteran general manager David Poile said over the phone Tuesday.

"I hope it happens from within our club, but we’re totally open [to more trades]. Because we haven’t played as well as we had hoped to play at this point in the season."

The goal-starved Predators most likely would again be looking to add some help up front, even after getting center Ryan Johansen from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Seth Jones in the blockbuster trade of the season.

The Predators already added Ryan Johansen but still want more depth up front. John Russell/Getty Images

"We have to get more production, more consistency, so that would be the first place I would look," Poile said of adding a forward. "But I’m just open to ideas and anything that might come along. You know how hard it is to make a trade but for whatever reason it seems to open up more at the trade deadline."

Shea Weber is 30. Pekka Rinne is 33. To me, that signifies the time is now for the Predators. But Poile downplayed that aspect of it.

"People use that expression, 'window of opportunity,'" Poile said. "I don’t like that, per se, because my goal is to be competitive every year. With the way the NHL has such parity right now, making that playoffs creates that window of opportunity. Because I truly believe that anything can happen [once in the playoffs].

"So, I think we have a good club that just hasn’t done as well as we’d expected. But we have almost half a season to rectify that."

Even if it means another trade or two.

Another team looking for offense is the Minnesota Wild. They tried on Johansen, and it’s believed they’ve talked to the Tampa Bay Lightning about Jonathan Drouin (like, many teams).

Reached on the phone Tuesday afternoon, Wild GM Chuck Fletcher would not discuss specifics other than to say that yes, he’s trying to add offense.

"I’ve been making calls and I’ve been receiving calls, really, on a pretty consistent basis for the last two months," Fletcher said. "I think most GMs are in the same mode. Everyone is trying to get a sense of who might be available and what type of transaction might be possible. Who knows where it leads. Right now we’re struggling to score, there’s no question about that. The reality is the solution to those problems rests in the dressing room. That’s a group of players that’s been able to score before and will be able to score again.

"Anything I’m looking to do right now is not based on our current offensive slump, it’s about what do we need to add to take the next step," Fletcher added. "And who potentially can we add to the mix to make us a better team."

Patrick Marleau's agent is still looking for a deal to get the veteran out of San Jose. Rocky W. Widner/NHL/Getty Images

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