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(Photo by Casey Gower/Nashville Post)

Nearly three years ago, Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile sat in front of reporters gushing about keeping the core of his team together after signing defenseman Ryan Ellis to an eight-year, $50 million contract.

In fact, Ellis even gave the Predators a hometown discount on his salary in an effort to leave enough cap space to re-sign a few other players. He likely would have gotten a bigger payday had he hit the open market in 2018.

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