In Wednesday’s edition of Bailey’s Daily, we’ll be talking the latest Philadelphia Flyers news, NHL news, stories, highlights, and more from the last day.

Flyers News

The Philadelphia Flyers never fail at finding ways to put themselves in NHL news headlines; Tuesday’s reason was that the Flyers, beginning what will be a long, messy, and drawn out process, placed injured forward Ryan Johansen on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination, citing a material breach.

What is a material breach, you might ask? Well, we don’t know either.

My educated guess is that Johansen’s conduct related to his injury violates the language of his contract, and the Flyers reviewed the contract and found grounds to pursue termination.

Unsurprisingly, Johansen’s agent, Kurt Overhardt, released a statement condemning the Flyers’ actions, etc., etc. Yes, it is Overhardt’s job to represent and fight for Johansen anyway, even though it seems they hardly have a case, much like a lawyer who shows up to court for a defendant they know has no chance of winning the case.

Oh, and this is the same Kurt Overhardt who represents former Flyers prospect Cutter Gauthier, Minnesota Wild prospect Zeev Buium, and other notable NHL players. It’s probably safe to speculate that this has played a part in the Johansen debacle, too.

NHL News

In other NHL news that wouldn’t keep your eyes and ears glued to the TV screen if it was televised, the Seattle Kraken tied down former No. 2 overall pick Matty Beniers to a seven-year, $49,999,999 million contract. Yes, that’s the real number and no, I did not make it up.

For those who aren’t adept at math (like myself), Beniers’s AAV comes out to $7,142,857. I’d hate to be the guy in the front office having to add that to all the other AAVs trying to keep track.

Beniers was one player I thought was worth an offer sheet from the Flyers, even at a high price like the one mentioned above. Worse things have happened!

“There is no code,” St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong, 2024.