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Originally Posted by AC
Gio to Edmonton might have been the only possibility then, but trading your captain to your rival is probably not something the team wanted to do.
Philly landing Ellis is a huge get, I don't see them being interested in Gio given their other rumoured target was Seth Jones.
And Detroit is still Detroit. Gio also has a NTC, remember.
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Philly traded a forward they would have been forced to protect and a Dman they would have been forced to protect to get Ellis. Nashville was able to flip that forward to Vegas (who does not lose a player to expansion) for a forward who was exempt.