Honorable mention for biggest offseason move: Ryan Ellis to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers were clearly in the market for a top-pairing defender and got an outstanding player in Ellis in a three-team trade with the Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights. He is a significant upgrade to their roster.Montreal Canadiens
• Andrei Svechnikov wanted an eight-year contract in Carolina and is committed to winning there. [Canes Country]
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The 5-foot-10, 191-pound forward also had six power-play goals, tied for the second most among Nashville rookies all-time. His six-game point streak between March 21 and 30 tied for the second longest among those rookies.Ottawa Senators
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Will this be the year they really start a rebuild? Or will they do something to improve the short-term outlook in a meaningful way? Like, say, a Jack Eichel way? They need to do something because the status quo is just going to further the current mediocrity they have been playing through.
The Colorado Avalanche shipped 26-year-old defenseman Ryan Graves to the New Jersey Devils for forward Mikhail Maltsev and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. Graves, who led the NHL with a plus-40 rating in 2019-20, was a potential candidate to be selected by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft with the Avs likely to protect Norris Trophy runner-up Cale Makar, Samuel Girard and Devon Toews on defense. Instead of risk losing him for nothing, Avs GM Joe Sakic ensured a small return for the blue-line regular. — Jace Evans