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NHLPA files grievance on behalf of Ryan Johansen. What comes next?

September 26, 2024

Nov 20, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Ryan Johansen (12) mouths to linesman Bevan Mills (53) after not dropping the puck against the Nashville Predators during the second period at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

Two days before the start of Philadelphia Flyers training camp, Flyers GM Daniel Briere confirmed that the team had indeed terminated the contract of Ryan Johansen for a "material breach" back on August 21, a day after they had placed him on unconditional waivers for that purpose.
On Thursday, the other shoe dropped -- Johansen and the NHLPA are fighting back.
The NHL Players Association announced that they will indeed be filing a grievance to contest the Flyers' termination of the final year of Johansen's contract; they had 60 days after the termination to do so. The dispute, in other words, will not be going quietly into the night.
Thursday's grievance does not come as a surprise. The term...

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