Shea Weber, Predators have 'no resolution' to no-trade clause wish

Shea Weber still wants a no-trade clause. Right now, he doesn't have one.

The Nashville Predators All-Star defenseman, after the team matched a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers, said he wanted the ability to refuse a trade out of Nashville.

Shea Weber signed a 14-year, $110 million contract. (AP Photo)

There was initial ambiguity over whether the CBA would allow it, and the Predators, despite an all-smiles press conference after locking up their captain, were less than enthusiastic over it. That hasn't changed.

“We’ve discussed it,” GM David Poile told The Tennessean earlier this week, “but we have not resolved that yet.”

An easy explanation for the lack of resolution: Nashville has leverage and nothing to gain from giving it up. They'd be foolish to willfully limit their options if they ever actually do want or need to trade Weber. Example A: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Rick Nash.

Regardless, both sides have stated their happiness in the continued marriage. Nashville drafted Weber in 2003 and watched him mature into a Norris Trophy finalist and captain of a solid playoff contender.

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