Luke Evangelista Trade Confuses Predators, Raises Strategy Questions

Eyebrows were raised around the NHL on Tuesday night as the New Jersey Devils acquired forward Luke Evangelista from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a conditional 2028 first-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick. Evangelista, 24, is coming off a 2025-26 campaign where he reached career highs with 12 goals and 44 assists for 56 points in 81 regular-season games. He has one year remaining on a two-year deal that pays him $3 million per season. On Wednesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Tyler Yaremchuk and former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton discuss the trade and why the Predators were…