Johansen placed on waivers for contract termination by Flyers
Johansen placed on waivers for contract termination by Flyers
The forward, acquired in a trade from Colorado, never played for Philadelphia afterwards.
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Ryan Johansen was placed on unconditional waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, for the purpose of terminating his contract due to a material breach.
The Flyers refrained from commenting on the nature of the breach.
Johansen never played for Philadelphia after the forward was acquired in a trade from the Colorado Avalanche on March 6, along with a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, for defenseman Sean Walker, because of a hip injury. Prior to the trade, the 32-year-old had 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists) in 63 games for the Avalanche.
The Flyers had planned to put Johansen on waivers after trading for him, but his hip injury prevented them from doing so.
In June, Philadelphia’s general manager Daniel Briere expressed uncertainty about the status of Johansen’s injury recovery.
“Briere said that if he’s healthy, he would be attending the camp and demonstrating his capabilities to us. However, if he’s unhealthy and requires surgery, he’ll have to undergo that,”
Johansen was in the final year of his eight-year, $64 million contract ($8 million average annual value) that he inked with the Nashville Predators on July 28, 2017. His contribution towards the Flyers’ salary cap this season would have been $4 million. However, when the Predators traded him to the Avalanche on June 24, 2023, they chose to retain half of his salary.
The Columbus Blue Jackets chose Johansen with the No. 4 pick in the 2010 NHL Draft. Throughout his 13 NHL seasons with the Blue Jackets, Predators, and Avalanche, he accumulated 578 points, comprising 202 goals and 376 assists, in a total of 905 games. Additionally, he garnered 54 points, made up of 19 goals and 35 assists, across 67 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
