Predators tender qualifying offers to 7 players including Ellis, Beck
The Nashville Predators have tendered qualifying offers to seven players ahead of Monday's deadline, and will retain the right of first refusal for the following restricted free agents: defenseman Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm, Joonas Jarvinen, Anthony Bitetto and Scott Valentine, and forwards Taylor Beck and Simon Moser.
The Predators non-tendered three players, including one rather high profile defenseman:
The @PredsNHL will not be sending qualifying offers to Michael Del Zotto, Joonas Rask or Charles Roussel
— KWilsonPreds (@KWilsonPreds) June 30, 2014