Jack Ahcan, a 29-year-old left-shot defenseman for the Nashville Predators, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 72.8 overall (60th of 327).

Defensive impact is where he wins, at 90, while finishing at 50 is the clear area to improve.

His rating fell from 83.5 in 2021-22 to 66.3 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 2-season card history.

At $875K through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $4.38M, so the Nashville Predators save roughly $3.51M a season against his production.

The Nashville Predators have $9.11M of space under the $104M cap this season.

Component ratings

Career line

Other NSH defensemen by rating: Roman Josi (82.9), Adam Wilsby (67), Ryan Ufko (52.3), Jayden Struble (41.8). See the full Nashville Predators cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.