NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have filled their second-line center void by acquiring Ryan Johansen from the Nashville Predators.
Colorado sent pending free agent Alex Galchenyuk to Nashville in a trade that essentially was a contract dump.
The Predators are retaining half of Johansen's $8 million salary cap hit in each of the next two seasons.
The move is a big splash for the Avalanche in their attempt to win the Stanley Cup for a second time in three years.
Colorado learned recently that captain Gabriel Landeskog would miss the entire 2023-24 season while recovering from invasive knee surgery.
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