David Climer of The Tennessean thinks the Predators should try to sign Shea Weber to a long-term contract and, if Weber turns them down, then trade him. That seems to be the growing sentiment among members of the media. It does make some sense from the Predators perspective. Weber will become an unrestricted free agent next season if they only sign him to a one-year deal, so if they can't lock him up to a big contract, then their choices will be reduced to trading him or risk losing him for nothing like they did with Ryan Suter. That being said, there's a wrinkle to the trade Weber theory: the Predators are already well below the salary floor. That doesn't mean that they can't trade Weber, but they'll need to take on a lot of salary in return to avoid dealing with a sizable headache.