"Mess of an org" "Substance abuse?": NHL fans react as Flyers place Ryan Johansen on waivers to terminate contract 

The Philadelphia Flyers are moving on from forward Ryan Johansen. They placed him on unconditional waivers, meaning there's no going back and they are terminating his contract. They cited a "material breach" in their initial announcement.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman provided some context. Johansen is expected to grieve the termination and try to counteract it. The team hasn't commented on the matter yet, but it has made it clear that if it needs to, it will make the case for why Johansen was terminated.

It is expected that the Flyers will terminate the contract of Johansen as soon as tomorrow, but that could very well be only the beginning of the process.

Friedman also followed up that the injury that prevented Johansen from playing much following his trade to the Flyers is part of the issue. NHL fans gave their reactions to the news.

"Am I crazy or does it sound like from reading things that he had a 'hip' injury so he didn't have to play for them cause him and torts didn’t like each other from Columbus?" one asked.

"Is being a scumbag teammate 'material breach?'" another said.

"Can't this franchise just be normal for like a day?" another fan asked.

"Guy needs to stop pretending he’s hurt, accept the buyout, and play for a different team. Like seriously," another added.

Depending on how Johansen wants to proceed, the details of this situation may or may not come out in the coming days.

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Ryan Johansen has been terminated by the Flyers (Imagn)

Since Elliotte Friedman reported that Johansen may want to fight the termination, things could get messy soon. The hockey player's future is very unclear right now, and there's very little insight as to why that is.