Here is where the situation gets sticky. Someone here is gaming the others. A player has the obligation to report an injury to their club. According to Colorado he never indicated to them that he was hurt prior to the trade. Therefore he was healthy and suitable for a trade. Then once traded to the Flyers and told that he was going to be sent to the minors, he claims to be hurt. The Flyers had the right visa a vis the CBA to make that move.
Things have gone off of the rails since then. Still someone is out of bounds here. Either the AVs traded an injured player to the Flyers which means that the Flyers are due compensation from them or Johansen is misrepresenting his situation. There is little evidence that the Flyers did anything outside of their rights in the CBA. Were they harsh with the player? Sure but at no point were they unwilling to give him his financial due.
We shall see in time who is out of line here but right now Johansen has a real problem. His agent who is already seen in a bad light by some organizations needs to be careful here. This mess has already had a negative impact on three clubs. If he loses this one, his clients may suffer as clubs will refuse to do business with him. His reputation already has cost Buium a higher position in the recent draft.
Philly would need to have done their due diligence once RyJo said he was hurt. Whether it was exams, scan, specialists, whatever from the medical side to document their position to whether they ever put him on IR, as he never landed on LTIR. Plus, their end of season exit physicals (as each player needs to do one in order to determine if they are eligible to be bought out or not). They needed this to either ensure he was a buyout candidate or give them the option to send him down to the A and make him ride the buses to collect his salary.
From a Player POV, if something is bothering you and the team says you are fine, best to get a second opinion. I recall Nate Burleson, former WR with a decade in the league, mentioned on a segment he did for SportsNet in Canada that after his career was over he did a complete physical with a private doctor and was shocked when the doctor asked him when he tore or broke something. Nate said he was told it was a sprain or something minor but the doctor told him, based on the x-ray or scan, that it was more serious than that. But, there would need to be some type of communication between player and team in a timely manner. Especially, if it's to the extent that he would have to be placed on LTIR.
See how this unfolds.
