NHLPA: The NHLPA has filed a grievance on behalf of Ryan Johansen relating to the Philadelphia Flyers’ resolution to terminate his contract.”
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Stay From L.A. It’s 32 Ideas episode, on Ryan Johansen submitting a grievance towards the Philadelphia Flyers for terminating his contract.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Bukauskas: “So one other file that the Flyers need to kind by way of is Ryan Johansen. So in August, they put him on waivers for objective of terminating his contract. They did that, and as many anticipated, it was this week, Ryan Johansen in his camp, they filed a grievance about it. So, what are you able to inform us about the place issues stand there?”
Friedman: “Sure, so the Gamers Affiliation introduced that they’d began the grievance. That they had 60 days.
And it’s fascinating the response to this one. And like I stated, and I stated, because the starting, the supply of this dispute is that it is a participant who didn’t miss video games or practices when he was in Colorado. And he got here to, was traded to Philadelphia, and swiftly it grew to become a difficulty. And that was the supply of the dispute between the 2 groups.
Now, the one factor I at all times say, and it’s important to be very cautious about, is that you realize, anyone who’s performed 900 NHL video games like Johansen does, they’re going to have put on and tear. So I by no means wish to query accidents.
There was one factor I did say on the pod, I believe it was earlier than you took over Kyle, so that you don’t need to take any blame for it. it’s solely on me. Is that one, when Philadelphia introduced the waiver the termination. It was simply after his marriage ceremony, and he was dancing, and, you realize, I had some folks say to me that which will have been one of many causes for the timing.
And I had somebody name me and he stated, he didn’t assume that was honest, and he was extra, he was extra mad at me than he was at Philly or anybody else. He stated that, you realize, there’s a giant distinction between attempting to battle Anza Kopitar and dancing at your marriage ceremony. And he didn’t just like the correlation. And he didn’t like that I introduced it up in that approach. And so I stated, you realize what, once I get the possibility to speak about it, I’ll point out that. And he stated he thought that was honest.
Like his level was which you can get injured within the NHL and never be capable to play within the NHL, but it surely doesn’t imply you’re utterly incapable of performing some issues like that in your life.
In order that’s what the supply of this dispute goes to be about after they go into the grievance course of. I at all times assume all people needs to attempt to settle this if they’ll.
Neither facet likes an arbitrator creating priority, they actually attempt to keep away from that. So I at all times assume they attempt to settle it, however we’ll see the place it goes. I believe it’s going to come back all the way down to when Johansen noticed medical doctors, what did they are saying?”
Bukauskas: “Proper.”
Friedman: “And the solutions from these medical doctors will decide who finally ends up successful or shedding, or settling this explicit grievance.”
Bukauskas: “Okay so are you aware like what the subsequent step is in all of this?”
Friedman: “Now they need to set the arbitration, however I’m assuming there’ll nonetheless be makes an attempt to settle.”
