Predators GM open to long-term contracts with Forsberg, Jarnkrok

Filip Forsberg and Calle Jarnkrok could be calling Nashville home for years to come.

Both forwards will become restricted free agents this summer and each appear to have swayed general manager Dave Poile into considering long-term deals for the pair.

"I think with Filip and Jarnkrok, if the figures were right, we'd be very excited to enter into longer-term contracts with them," Poile said, according to Adam Vingan of the Tenessean. "It's all about the fit for each and every player, and if we can get that right fit for them and for us, I think multiyear contracts would be great."

Agent J.P. Barry - who represents Forsberg - admits that both sides have been in constant communication and are in the stage of hammering out a respected term.

"There's a range of contracts out there for players this age," Barry said. "The longer-term ones, there's several at the five-, six-year mark and there's only a couple that go as far as eight, so we're trying to pinpoint the range that's the most comfortable to both of us."

After leading the club in scoring the last two seasons, Barry admits to using fellow players who have had stellar seasons coming out of their entry-level contracts as a jumping off point for Forsberg's next contract.

Both Forsberg and Jarnkrok enjoyed career-years this season. Forsberg hit highs with 33 goals and 64 points, while Jarnkrok did the same collecting 16 goals and 30 points.