The Flyers acquired Johansen and a first-round pick from the Colorado Avalanche this past season in a deadline transaction that sent Sean Walker to Denver. Johansen had one year left on his contract at a salary of $8 million, but the Nashville Predators owed him half that sum as they retained 50% of his contract when they dealt him to the Avs.

The NHL Players Association has filed a grievance on behalf of center Ryan Johansen after the Philadelphia Flyers terminated his contract.

As expected, Ryan Johansen's camp had a grievance filed through the NHLPA against the Flyers for the club's decision to terminate his contract.

A response from the NHL Players’ Association on behalf of one of its members. On Thursday, the organization announced it had filed a grievance for forward Ryan Johansen in regard to the Philadelphia Flyers terminating his contract.

Just over a month after the Philadelphia Flyers terminated Ryan Johansen's contract, the NHLPA filed a grievance on behalf of the player.

The Philadelphia Flyers must now deal with the ramifications of their decision to terminate one of their players' contracts this offseason.

The NHLPA is filing a grievance on behalf of Ryan Johansen regarding the Philadelphia Flyers’ decision to terminate his contract, it announced Thursday.