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Loading…Roman Josi, a 36-year-old right-shot defenseman for the Nashville Predators, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 82.9 overall (35th of 327). That makes him the 3rd-highest-rated player on the Nashville Predators roster.
Offensive creation is where he wins, at 96, while finishing at 23 is the clear area to improve.
He surged from 68.4 in 2024-25 to 85.3 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 15-season card history.
The contract, $9.06M through 2027-28, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $9.54M is within $485K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the largest on the Nashville Predators NHL roster and uses 8.7% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $9.11M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 96 |
| Defense | 47 |
| Play driving | 90 |
| Finishing | 23 |
| Power play | 68 |
| Penalty kill | 34 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | 68 | 85.3 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 53 | 68.4 | 0.1 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 82 | 98.6 | 1.2 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 67 | 88.3 | 0.7 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 80 | 96.5 | 1.1 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 48 | 91.7 | 0.3 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 69 | 97.1 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 82 | 76.8 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 75 | 85.7 | 0.4 |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 72 | 98.1 | 0.6 |
Other NSH defensemen by rating: Jack Ahcan (72.8), 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.