The Philadelphia Flyers are interested in bringing back Erik Johnson
Kevin Kurz: The Philadelphia Flyers have spoken with pending UFA defenseman Erik Johnson and his camp.
Johnson wants to play another season and is interested in returning to Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Flyers are exploring options for Cam Atkinson
Darren Dreger: Philadelphia is exploring its options with pitcher Cam Atkinson.
The San Jose Sharks were interested in Atkinson but he wasn’t really interested in going there.
Flyers are determined to keep a certain salary. He has one year left on his $5.875 million contract ($5.275 million salary).
Shopping is also possible.
The buyout would carry a cap hit of $2,358,334 this year and a $1,758,334 cap hit in 2025-26. It would save the Flyers $3,516,666 in cap space this year but add $1,758,334 in 2025-26.
NHL Top 25 Target List
Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff: A look at the list of top 25 traders and what their current contract is.
1. Mitch Marner – Right Wing, Toronto Maple Leafs
Contract: 1 year remaining, $10.9 million AAV
2. Martin Necas – Right Wing, Carolina Hurricanes
Contract: Pending RFA, expected to be $3.5 million in qualifying contributions
3. Nikolaj Ehlers – Left Wing, Winnipeg Jets
Contract: 1 year remaining, $6 million AAVs
4. Linus Ullmark – Goaltender, Boston Bruins
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5 million AAVs
5. Patrik Laine – Right Wing, Columbus Blue Jackets
Contract: 2 years remaining, $8.7 million AAVs
6. Ilya Mikheyev – Left Wing, Vancouver Canucks
Contract: 2 years remaining, $4.75 million AAV
7. Jakob Chychrun – Left Defense, Ottawa Senators
Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.6 million AAV
8. Ross Colton – Center, Colorado Avalanche
Contract: 3 years remaining, $4 million AAVs
9. Filip Gustavsson – Goaltender, Minnesota Wild
Contract: 2 years remaining, $3.75 million AAV
10. Juuse Saros – Goaltender, Nashville Predators
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5 million AAVs
11. Rights to Jake Guentzel – Left Wing, Carolina Hurricanes
Contract: Pending UFA
12. Pavel Buchnevich – Center, St. Louis Blues
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5.8 million AAV
13. Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Center, New York Islanders
Contract: 2 years remaining, $5 million AAVs
14. Reilly Smith – Left Wing, Pittsburgh Penguins
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5 million AAVs
15. One St. Louis Blues Defenseman
Chances: Torey Krug, Nick Leddy, Justin Faulk
16. Brandon Saad – Left Wing, St. Louis Blues
Contract: 2 years remaining, $4.5 million AAVs
17. Morgan Frost – Center, Philadelphia Flyers
Contract: 1 year remaining, $2.1 million AAV
18. David Savard – Right Defense, Montreal Canadiens
Contract: 1 year remaining, $3.5 million AAVs
19. Arthur Kaliyev – Right Wing, Los Angeles Kings
Contract: RFA pending, due for $874,125 qualifying offer
20. Elvis Merzlikins – Goaltender, Columbus Blue Jackets
Contract: 3 years remaining, $5.4 million AAVs
21. Jeff Skinner – Left Wing, Buffalo Sabres
Contract: 3 years remaining, $9 million AAVs
22. Andrew Mangiapane – Left Wing, Calgary Flames
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5.8 million AAV
23. Christian Dvorak – Centre, Montreal Canadiens
Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.45 million AAV
24. Darnell Nurse – Left Defense, Edmonton Oilers
Contract: 6 years remaining, $9.25 million AAV
25. Trevor Zegras – Center, Anaheim Ducks
Contract: 2 years remaining, $5.75 million AAV
