Avalanche acquire center Ryan Johansen from Predators; Galchenyuk headed to Nashville

Overview

• The Colorado Avalanche acquired Ryan Johansen from the Nashville Predators to fill their second-line center role.
• In exchange, pending free agent Alex Galchenyuk will go to the Predators.
• Johansen brings leadership, experience, and size to the Avalanche roster.
• The Predators will retain half of Johansen's $8 million salary cap hit over the next two seasons.
• Galchenyuk did not record a point in 11 games with the Avalanche this season and had a minus-8 rating.