NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the Nashville Predators, according to NHL.com.

1. Brady Martin , F

How acquired: Selected with No. 5 pick in 2025 NHL Draft

2024-25 season: Sault Ste. Marie (OHL): 57 GP, 33-39-72

The 18-year-old, who plays a 200-foot game, had eight power-play goals and three short-handed goals. Martin (6-foot, 185 pounds) also had 11 points (three goals, eight assists) for Canada at the 2025 World Junior Championship, tying for fifth among all skaters in the tournament, four assists at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and a goal at the Prospects Challenge playing for Team CHL. Voted "Hardest Worker" in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League last season, he could help

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