Johnson to Philly? June 20, 2012, 3:11 PM ET [68 Comments] Aaron Musick

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With the future of Chris Pronger in jeopardy, the Philadelphia Flyers have been looking for a defenseman to replace him.



Apparently their search has taken them to the Avalanche where, apparently, they have called about the services of restricted free agent Erik Johnson.



Jimmy Stizzle (judge his validity on your own) reported that the Flyers are trying to send James van Riemsdyk to Colorado for Johnson.



Van Riemsdky is the left winger for Philadelphia that teams apparently covet despite the fact that his best statistical year is 21 goals and 45 points.



Johnson, a former first overall pick, had a rough start to last year but from Decmeber on, he showed the Avs glimpses of the player he can be. He became physical, aggressive and played all around good hockey.



Time will only tell if the words of a random twitter person are true but from this end, the Avs should be getting their money's worth, trading away their defensive leader. Even if this happens, I won't be expecting it to. It's a terrible return and a step in the wrong direction for the Avs.