Nashville opting not to sign former 3rd overall pick, will become UFA on July 1st

The 29-year-old was dealt to Nashville in exchange for Ryan Johansen, who had 50% of his contract retained by the Predators. Adding Galchenyuk allowed the Predators to dump 50% of Johansen's salary without having to take anything of significance back and opened up a roster spot.

Galchenyuk signed a one-year deal with the Avalanche in November after recovering from an injury he suffered in training camp with them while on a professional try-out contract.

In 11 games for the Avalanche, the Milwaukee native had no points, four penalty minutes and was a minus-eight. Galchenyuk spent the majority of the 2022-23 season with the AHL's Colorado Eagles where he was a point-per-game player, tallying 42 points in 42 games.