The New York Islanders should look long and hard at the contract given by the Nashville Predators and signed by Ryan Ellis on Tuesday. The deal, worth $50 million over eight years has no trade protection what-so-ever.
By trade protection, I’m talking about no-move clauses, or no-trade clauses or even modified no-trade clauses. The Ryan Ellis deal doesn’t have a sniff of any.
In fact, look at the Nashville Predators roster and you’ll notice that only Pekka Rinne has any trade protection. That’s a stark difference from the New York Islanders who have four players with trade protection.