The Nashville Predators came out aggressively on the first day of NHL free agency Monday with the additions of forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault along with defenseman Brady Skjei.

Stamkos has spent his entire 16-year career with the Tampa Bay Lightning after being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NHL Draft.

The 34-year-old Stamkos won two Stanley Cup titles with Tampa Bay and is the franchise leader in games (1,082), goals (555) and points (1,137).

Marchessault, 33, played the last seven seasons with the Vegas Golden Knights after being an original member of the expansion franchise in 2017-18.

He was the Conn Smyth Trophy winner as play-off MVP in 2023 after leading Vegas to their first Stanley Cup championship.

Breaking: The Predators are adding star forward Steven Stamkos, former Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Marchessault and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei. pic.twitter.com/a7CRkcLkcJ

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Marchessault set a career high this past season with 42 goals and leaves the Golden Knights as the club's all-time leader in games (514), goals (192) and assists (225).

Marchessault and Stamkos were teammates for parts of the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

Skjei, 30, is also coming off a career season with a personal-best 47 points (13 goals, 34 assists) with the Carolina Hurricanes.

He began his career with the New York Rangers in 2015 and was traded to Carolina in February 2020.

Nashville were eliminated in the first round of the post-season in 2023-24 and have not won a play-off series since advancing to the Western Conference semi-finals in 2018.