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The Flyers moved Ryan Ellis' contract to the Sharks, along with a 2026 conditional sixth-round draft pick, in exchange for Carl Grundstrom and Artem Guryev.

Ellis was entering the seventh season of an eight-year, $50 million deal that he originally signed with the Predators. The contract had a $6.250 million annual cap hit.

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The 34-year-old defenseman had not played for the Flyers since 2021-22 because of a multilayered injury in his pelvic region .

After being acquired by the Flyers in a July 2021 trade , Ellis played just four games for the club .

Come next offseason, the Flyers could be in a much more advantageous position to spend . The salary cap is going up and Ellis'

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