"The last two days, Ryan Suter's agent Neil Sheehy has been in Nashville. He met with General Manager David Poile and Assistant GM Paul Fenton to discuss Suter's contract. Suter is slated to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, if a deal with Nashville can't be reached before that date.

"I don't want to get into the substance of the negotiation. The Predators are making every effort to sign Ryan and Ryan wants to be here, but there's issues you address," Sheehy said. "I think it's always best when you can address them with each other. You take a little bit of time to reflect on it and then you come back to further discussions.""