On July 17th, it was announced that Nashville Predators associate captain Ryan Ellis had been traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for young defender Philippe Myers and forward Nolan Patrick; Patrick was then flipped to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Cody Glass.
Ellis has been a cornerstone of the Predators' blue line since the mid-2010s. His calm and collected demeanor on the same pair as Roman Josi—one of the league’s best play-driving defenders—has served as the perfect one-two punch. Ellis is an excellent defender in his own zone and thinks the game out at an extremely high level.