▁a ▁new ▁six - year , ▁$ 3 0   mill ion ▁contract ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁Can uck s , ▁which ▁took ▁effect ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season ▁and ▁con cluding ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁season . ▁During ▁the ▁summer , ▁Ed ler ▁was ▁the ▁talk ▁of ▁trade ▁rum ours ▁at ▁the ▁trade ▁dead line . ▁The ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings ▁were ▁the ▁team ▁most ▁interested ▁in ▁Ed ler , ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁Mike ▁G ills ▁tried ▁to ▁move ▁Ed ler ▁before ▁the ▁no - tra de ▁clause ▁in ▁his ▁contract ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Ult imately , ▁no ▁deal ▁was ▁reached . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ed ler ▁recorded ▁two ▁ass ists ▁and ▁sur pass ed ▁Matt ias ▁Ö hl und ' s ▁franch ise ▁record ▁of ▁points ▁by ▁a ▁Can uck s ▁def enc eman . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ed ler ▁to pped ▁O hl und ' s ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁games ▁played ▁by ▁a ▁Can uck s ▁def enc eman . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁Ed ler ▁scored ▁his ▁ 9 4 th ▁career ▁goal ▁with ▁the ▁Can uck s , ▁sur pass ing ▁O hl und ' s ▁record ▁of ▁most ▁goals ▁by ▁a ▁Can uck s ▁def enc eman . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 2