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NHL trade grades: Philadelphia Flyers get their defenseman, give up on Nolan Patrick

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The Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights made interconnected trades ahead of Saturday's roster freeze for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft.

The Flyers traded center Nolan Patrick and defenseman Philippe Myers to Nashville for defenseman Ryan Ellis, who then sent Patrick to Vegas for center Cody Glass.

How did each of the GMs do in this deal? Here are our grades for each club:

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