The Nashville Predators agreed to terms on an eight-year contract extension with Filip Forsberg on Saturday, after the left wing was second on Nashville's roster with 42 goals this season.

The proposed contract, which will pay Forsberg $8.5 million annually and $68 million in total, includes both a no-movement and a no-trade clause, which is unusual for the Predators franchise.

"We don't love doing that, but Forsberg has made that as part of the negotiations and that will be part of his contract," Nashville GM David Poile said Wednesday, according to NHL.com.

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A no-movement clause stipulates that the player cannot be traded, waived or assigned to the minors without providing his consent. A no-trade clause is less restrictive, meaning that a player must sign off on any deal that sends him to another NHL team.

Forsberg finished the 2021-22 season with 42 goals and 42 assists for 84 points, all career highs for the 10-year veteran. He holds the franchise record for both single-season goals (42) and career goals (216).

He and Poile have been in contract negotiations for months.

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Poile said June 23 that he had offered Forsberg an eight-year deal. The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun reported Monday that Poile was targeting an agreement in the low-$8 million range per year, while Forsberg and his agent were seeking about half a million dollars more.

Nashville is the only team that can offer Forsberg an eight-year contract, meaning that the delay in negotiations was over money, not contract length. Had Forsberg entered free agency, the maximum contract he could have received would have been seven years based on the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Forsberg's previous six-year, $36-million deal was set to expire when NHL free agency opens on July 13. He said on May 10 that his goal was to re-sign with the Predators, but it took months of negotiations to reach an agreement.

The forward was selected 11th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2012 NHL entry draft and traded to the Predators before his first NHL season. He has played his entire 10-year career with the Predators.

Emma Healy is a sports reporting intern for The Tennessean. Contact her at ehealy@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @_EmmaHealy_.

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