It appears that Ryan Johansen has had his contract terminated by the Philadelphia Flyers due to what they are referring to as a material breach.
Ryan Johansen has just one year remaining on his $8 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, however the team just placed him on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. Insider Elliotte Friedman has revealed the details.
It appears that the cause for termination was that of a material breach, but the exact details were not yet listed.
Ryan Johansen says he is going to be submitting a grievance for this termination. This is likely going to cause a long delay, but the Flyers appear to be prepared to fight this until the end.
This was going to be Ryan Johansen's first year with the Philadelphia Flyers. In his career, he has played in 905 NHL games and has scored 202 goals for a total of 578 points.