Confirmed Trade: [COL/PHI] Sean Walker and 2026 5th round pick for 2025 1st round pick (top 10 protected) and Ryan Johansen

[w e l o s t b o y s]

I hope so. Better not be a Byram

 

[The Kingslayer]

Watch him shot block now. Torts get the best out of players . Love that coach .

Hes already on waivers. Briere knew what he was doin here and he knows like the rest of the hockey world knows that Johansen is done.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Holland just traded Edmonton's first rounder?

Yeah and that was his first one in like 20 years, for a guy with term.

 

[Breakers]

The problem with originally acquiring Johansen, was it was such an arrogant trade. Like the mile long evidence was right there

This guy does not care about hockey.
So good on them to get rid of him
But it shouldn’t have happened to begin with.

 

[banks]

I'm betting on a bounce back from RyJo in Philly.

Quote me on it!

Edit: Aaaand he's already on waivers. HAHAHA!

 

[Crossfire Hurricane]

I love how a GM is smart for paying to dump a contract they got like 5 months ago. A smart GM would have just avoided the bad contract, no?

I guess you can debate if it was worth it or not, but it was a low risk/high reward gamble. If it paid off, the Avs' second line center problem is solved for $4 million per year and zero assets. It didn't, so they kind of overpaid on a defenseman.

 

[tshack]

I'm betting on a bounce back from RyJo in Philly.

Quote me on it!

Lmao uhh

 

[MMC]

 

[FlyguyOX]

Is it not TWO firsts?? I'm so confused.

one first in 2025 plus taking an albatross would be disappointing.

 

[janesy12]

Hell yes. Give them a 1st, see if we can dump RyJo as part of it.

Wouldn't surprise me if Byram is moved

MAN, you're on fire today. Great calls!

 

[FlyguyOX]

Wow, Philly robbed.

Johanson back should've cost a 1st alone. How the hell did we add a 5th?

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Thank God the Flyers traded Walker instead of extending him

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

..and RyJo has already been waived by Philly, rough day for him.

 

[boredmale]

A late first in a weak draft isn’t that much to give up.

Is 2025 a weak draft?

 

[SnS]

Wow, Philly robbed.

Johanson back should've cost a 1st alone. How the hell did we add a 5th?

It was clear Walker’s value wasn’t a first.

Taking the cap dump and waiving him was part of getting a first back.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Cmac moronic move to even get Ryjo in the first place but getting sean walker as well is very decent.

 

[Muffin]

Avs just got much better. Just replaced Byram with Walker AND added Mittelstadt.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

There it is. Get a defensemen. Drop RJ. Cap dump bringing the value to a 1st.

Lucky Flyera

 

[FlyguyOX]

It was clear Walker’s value wasn’t a first.

Taking the cap dump and waiving him was part of getting a first back.

An absolute bum with 2 years left at 4MM is a huge cap dump that teams have historically paid a 2nd or 1st to offload.

Even worst case you say Walker was only worth a 2nd - of which I disagree according to his advanced metrics and age comparable to the Tanev trade - then we should've received another 2nd or 3rd round pick, yet somehow we ADDED a 5th?? AND the 1st is a year out?

Don't like it.

 

[thekernel]

Who even is Sean Walker, anyway

 

[SnS]

An absolute bum with 2 years left at 4MM is a huge cap dump that teams have historically paid a 2nd or 1st to offload.

Even worst case you say Walker was only worth a 2nd - of which I disagree according to his advanced metrics and age comparable to the Tanev trade - then we should've received another 2nd or 3rd round pick, yet somehow we ADDED a 5th?? AND the 1st is a year out?

Don't like it.

He won’t play for the flyers, I think him being in the deal was the only way the first was coming back. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him bought out or something.

It was probably closer to a 2/3 and a long shot prospect.

It’s a 5th round draft pick, who cares?

 

[HockeyFan100]

Hilarious how needing to trade a 1st in part to dump a contract they acquired 8 months ago for no reason is viewed as this big win for the Avs.

MacFarland has been putting on an absolute disaster class since taking over the GM role.

You do realize they got RyJo for free and Sean Walker is a big part of the trade, right?

 

[La Bamba]

Good move for the Avs, they got out of bad contract for relatively cheap considering Walker came back

 

[josra33]

Is Cmac just Sakic in disguise since GMs stopped answering his calls?

 

[doomscroll]

Wow, Philly robbed.

Johanson back should've cost a 1st alone. How the hell did we add a 5th?

The cost of dumping salary has generally been overstated by fans because of the flat cap from the covid seasons.