Colorado Avalanche acquire Ryan Johansen from Nashville Predators

The Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators surprised the hockey world with a trade early Saturday morning sending second-line center Ryan Johansen to Colorado in exchange for AHL veteran Alex Galchenyuk’s unrestricted free-agent rights.

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— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 24, 2023 Johansen, the fourth overall pick by Columbus in the 2010 NHL Draft, played eight seasons in Nashville after four with the Blue Jackets and has racked up 555 points in 842 games over his 12-year career. Galchenyuk went third to Montreal in 2012 and has scored 354 points in 654 games while bouncing around the league for ten years, though almost all…