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Flyers Place Ryan Johansen On Unconditional Waivers For Contract Termination

August 21, 2024 at 11:27 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 11 Comments

Aug. 21: Johansen has cleared waivers, and the Flyers may terminate his contract, per Friedman. Johansen’s camp has up to 60 days to file a grievance.


Aug. 20: The Flyers announced they’ve placed center Ryan Johansen on unconditional waivers to terminate his contract following a “material breach.” Johansen is expected to clear waivers and file a grievance with the NHLPA following his termination, reports Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Philadelphia acquired Johansen from the Avalanche before the trade deadline, taking on his reduced $4MM cap hit to provide relief in the deal that sent defenseman Sean Walker to Colorado. From the start, it was clear the Flyers never intended for Johansen to play a game for the club. The Flyers promptly waived Johansen after the trade in an attempt to send him to the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms and potentially flip him before the deadline passed. But there were no takers, and days later, the league reversed Johansen’s AHL assignment after he failed his physical following the trade due to a nagging hip injury.

Johansen’s injury prevented him from being bought out by the Flyers in June, giving them a bit of a salary cap headache. That will be solved after he clears waivers tomorrow, and his termination will at least temporarily wipe his $4MM cap charge from Philly’s books. However, the Flyers may still be hit with a cap charge if his expected grievance proves successful.

His contract termination will also have an immense cap benefit for the Predators, who had retained 50% of his initial $8MM cap hit when they traded him to the Avalanche last summer. Their $4MM cap penalty for the retention will be wiped out, just as the Capitals’ $3.9MM cap charge for retaining money on Evgeny Kuznetsov was wiped out when the Hurricanes mutually terminated his contract a few weeks ago.

Johansen, 32, would have become an unrestricted free agent after next season upon completing the eight-year, $64MM deal he signed with Nashville in 2017.

The 2010 fourth-overall pick has struggled with inconsistency in the latter stages of his career, and Nashville decided to get out of half of his deal after he was limited to 12 goals, 16 assists, and 28 points with a -13 rating in 55 games in the 2022-23 season. The Avs, who had been struggling to fill their second-line center vacancy after Nazem Kadri departed in free agency following their Stanley Cup win in 2022, took him off Nashville’s hands.

Unfortunately for the Avalanche and Johansen alike, his play faltered even more in Denver. His offensive production dropped to 13 goals and 23 points in 63 games, with his 0.37 points per game marking his worst output in over a decade. He averaged 13:39 per game, his lowest figure since his rookie season. While he was still effective in the faceoff dot, winning 53.1% of his draws, he wasn’t the answer in Colorado.

The now-revealed injury likely contributed to his overall struggles. Friedman adds that his delay in reporting it is the source of the breach mentioned above.

Johansen will become an unrestricted free agent tomorrow after clearing waivers. He’ll technically be eligible to sign with any team, but he won’t be able to until he can pass a physical.

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was first to report Johansen had landed on waivers.

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  1. DarkSide830

    1 year ago

    His “material breach” is faking his “injury”.

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    • DavidJamesS

      1 year ago

      I assume he was faking too … timing was too convenient.

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    • pawtucket

      1 year ago

      Imagine faking a physical

      Trainer: Ok do a squat
      RoJo: Ow Ow Ow my hip hurts

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      Reply
  2. PyramidHeadcrab

    1 year ago

    I remember 10 years ago when Johansen was good.

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    • Johnny Z

      1 year ago

      He was never worth that $8M cap hit.

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      Reply
  3. baseballpun

    1 year ago

    He’s heading to Edmonton, where all players who materially breach their contract end up.

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    • PyramidHeadcrab

      1 year ago

      And GMs!

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      Reply
  4. Bucky76

    1 year ago

    I would fake too to collect some money. Then I would take my so called talents over seas that’s where I think he will end up..

    Reply
  5. Gbear

    1 year ago

    Trotz very happy about this outcome. :)

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    Reply
  6. Grizzel

    1 year ago

    Idk how anyone in his family can watch him fake an injury.TB ducks vs preds series

    1
    Reply
    • DavidJamesS

      1 year ago

      Kessler ruined him .. he was never the same

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