NHLPA: The NHLPA has filed a grievance on behalf of Ryan Johansen relating to the Philadelphia Flyers’ determination 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 in opposition to the Philadelphia Flyers for terminating his contract.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Bukauskas: “So one other file that the Flyers must type by way of is Ryan Johansen. So in August, they put him on waivers for goal 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. They’d 60 days.
And it’s attention-grabbing the response to this one. And like I stated, and I stated, for the reason that 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 unexpectedly 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 a must to be very cautious about, is that you recognize, 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 prefer 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 must 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 wedding ceremony, and he was dancing, and, you recognize, I had some individuals 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 suppose that was truthful, and he was extra, he was extra mad at me than he was at Philly or anybody else. He stated that, you recognize, there’s an enormous distinction between attempting to battle Anza Kopitar and dancing at your wedding ceremony. And he didn’t just like the correlation. And he didn’t like that I introduced it up in that method. And so I stated, you recognize what, after I get the possibility to speak about it, I’ll point out that. And he stated he thought that was truthful.
Like his level was which you can get injured within the NHL and never be capable of play within the NHL, however it doesn’t imply you’re fully incapable of doing a little 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 suppose everyone needs to attempt to settle this if they will.
Neither facet likes an arbitrator creating priority, they actually attempt to keep away from that. So I at all times suppose they attempt to settle it, however we’ll see the place it goes. I believe it’s going to return 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 profitable or dropping, or settling this explicit grievance.”
Bukauskas: “Okay so have you learnt like what the following step is in all of this?”
Friedman: “Now they must set the arbitration, however I’m assuming there’ll nonetheless be makes an attempt to settle.”
