PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday traded defenseman Sean Walker and a 2026 fifth-round draft decide to the Colorado Avalanche for middle Ryan Johansen and a conditional 2025 first-round decide.
In response to a number of reviews, together with NHL.com’s Adam Kimelman and Every day Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, the 2025 first-round decide carries top-10 safety. The Flyers then positioned Johansen on waivers, in line with The Athletic.
The Flyers acquired Walker from the Los Angeles Kings final summer time as a part of the three-team commerce that despatched Ivan Provorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Walker got here to Philadelphia together with goalie Cal Peterson and defensive prospect Helge Grans.
Walker, 26, scored six objectives and 22 factors and was a plus-9 in 63 video games with the Flyers.
The correct-handed defenseman is within the ultimate yr of a four-year, $10.6 million contract.
Johansen, 31, has 13 objectives and 23 factors in 63 video games with Colorado this season. In response to CapFriendly, Johansen has an $8 million cap hit and has one yr left on his eight-year, $164 million contract he signed with the Nashville Predators in 2017.
Philadelphia now has two first-round and two second-round picks within the 2025 NHL draft. The Flyers added the second second-round decide in 2025 earlier this season after they traded Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Geese for Jamie Drysdale.
Wednesday’s commerce comes two days earlier than Friday’s NHL commerce deadline.
Flyers signal Nick Seeler to contract extension
The Flyers on Wednesday additionally signed defenseman Nick Seeler to a four-year, $10.8 million contract extension.
Seeler’s extension carries a $2.7 million annual common worth.The 30-year-old’s extension begins in 2025-26. Seeler was concerned in commerce rumors, however the extension will maintain him in Philadelphia for the subsequent 4 years.
Seeler, 6-foot 3, 197 kilos, has 12 factors, 184 blocked pictures and is a plus-15 in 63 video games this season.
Seeler is at the moment injured and was positioned on injured reserve earlier Wednesday with a lower-body damage. The Flyers recalled defenseman Adam Ginning from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.