Josh Cooper

jcooper2@tennessean.com

Update: When I asked general manager David Poile if he had discussions with Philadelphia about Lecavalier, he said, ""I have talked to a lot of teams. I have talked to Philadelphia specifically, but we'll leave it right there."

This is something that is still in play at the moment, though hasn't materialized clearly. Money could be a stumbling block, since Lecavalier has four years left on a five-year $22.5 million contract he signed with Philly last offseason.

It's unlikely the Predators would want to be on the hook for all of that salary.

Again, stay tuned...

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Anybody else find it slightly odd that yesterday the Predators and Flyers had media availability with their general managers around the same time?

Maybe I was the only one. But things were whisper quiet with the Predators most of the day, and we weren't sure general manager David Poile was going to talk on unrestricted free agent day until about 5 p.m. when I got a heads up he would call me.

That likely means the Predators were onto something. And it wasn't San Jose center Joe Thornton, because I checked that angle numerous times yesterday.

The Flyers had publicly stated they were trying to shop center Vincent Lecavalier, and Nashville needed a pivot to play with newly acquired winger James Neal.

Lecavalier wouldn't be the best choice -- he's 34 years old, coming off one of the worst seasons of his career with 37 points in 69 games, and has four years left on his contract -- but he's not a bad one.

He's a former 50-goal scorer and a guy who has won a Stanley Cup in the past with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Currently, the Predators have 33-year-old Mike Fisher slotted to play first line center, and his career high is 53 points. He's not exactly the playmaker newly acquired winger James Neal needs.

Even though Lecavalier didn't get traded yesterday, I wouldn't close this angle just yet. He was and still is a Predators option.