Mattias Ekholm has signed a two-year, $2.075 million contract with the Predators, the Tennessean reports.

Ekholm has signed a two-year, $2.075 million contract with the Predators, the Tennessean reports.

Analysis:

Ekholm, who was a restricted free agent, will thus avoid arbitration by inking the one-way deal with Nashville. He's coming off a rookie campaign in which he recorded nine points in 62 games for the Preds.