Transactions & Injuries
          
            
  
    
          
              
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| 2025-26 | ||
| 2025-10-01 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Announced his retirement.
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| 2024-25 | ||
| 2025-03-31 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 3 games (lower body injury).
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| 2025-03-25 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2025-03-07 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          
                Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers
              
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                      The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Erik Johnson from the Philadelphia Flyers for winger Givani Smith. | 
| 2024-07-01 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers to a one-year contract.
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| 2023-24 | ||
| 2024-03-09 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 5 games (illness).
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| 2024-03-08 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          
                Acquired from the Buffalo Sabres
              
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                      The Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Erik Johnson from the Buffalo Sabres for a fourth-round draft pick in 2024. | 
| 2024-02-29 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Illness, day-to-day.
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| 2024-02-25 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 1 game (illness).
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| 2024-02-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Illness, day-to-day.
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| 2024-02-05 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 4 games (upper body injury).
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| 2024-01-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Upper body injury, injured reserve.
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| 2024-01-19 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Upper body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2023-07-01 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Buffalo Sabres to a one-year contract.
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| 2022-23 | ||
| 2023-03-24 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 18 games (broken ankle).
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| 2023-02-14 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Broken ankle, injured reserve.
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| 2023-02-13 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2021-22 | ||
| 2022-04-24 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 4 games (lower body injury).
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| 2022-04-16 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Undisclosed, day-to-day.
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| 2020-21 | ||
| 2021-06-10 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed the last 47 regular season and all 10 playoff games (upper body injury).
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| 2021-02-12 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Upper body injury, injured reserve.
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| 2021-02-02 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Upper body injury, sidelined indefinitely.
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| 2021-01-31 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Upper body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2021-01-26 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 2 games (conditioning).
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| 2021-01-22 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Conditioning, day-to-day.
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| 2021-01-16 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 2 games (covid-19).
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| 2021-01-13 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          COVID-19, day-to-day.
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| 2019-20 | ||
| 2020-09-04 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed the last 6 playoff games (undisclosed).
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| 2020-08-25 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Undisclosed, remainder of the playoffs.
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| 2020-08-24 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Undisclosed, sidelined indefinitely.
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| 2019-12-19 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 11 games (lower body injury).
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| 2019-11-27 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, injured reserve.
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| 2018-19 | ||
| 2019-02-02 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 2 games (concussion).
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| 2019-01-20 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Concussion, day-to-day.
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| 2017-18 | ||
| 2018-04-22 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed the last 5 regular season and all 6 playoff games (knee injury).
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| 2018-03-30 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Undisclosed, day-to-day.
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| 2018-03-18 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 13 games (upper body injury).
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| 2018-02-19 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Upper body injury, injured reserve.
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| 2017-12-22 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 2 games (suspended by nhl).
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| 2017-12-17 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Fined $64,516 by the NHL. 
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| 2017-12-17 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Suspended by the NHL for 2 games.
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| 2016-17 | ||
| 2017-02-24 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 36 games (leg injury).
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| 2016-12-06 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Leg injury, injured reserve.
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| 2015-16 | ||
| 2016-01-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 9 games (lower body injury).
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| 2016-01-13 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, injured reserve.
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| 2016-01-05 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Lower body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2015-09-22 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Re-signed by the Colorado Avalanche to a seven-year contract.
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| 2014-15 | ||
| 2015-04-11 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed the last 34 regular season games (knee injury).
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| 2015-01-26 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Knee injury, injured reserve.
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| 2014-11-29 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 1 game (upper body injury).
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| 2014-11-26 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Upper body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2013-14 | ||
| 2014-03-01 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 2 games (suspended by nhl).
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| 2014-02-11 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Suspended by the NHL for 2 games.
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| 2012-13 | ||
| 2013-04-27 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 6 games (bruised hand).
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| 2013-04-13 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Bruised hand, day-to-day.
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| 2013-03-08 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 11 games (head injury).
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| 2013-02-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Head injury, injured reserve.
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| 2013-02-14 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Head injury, sidelined indefinitely.
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| 2012-07-03 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Colorado Avalanche to a four-year contract.
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| 2011-12 | ||
| 2012-03-26 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 3 games (back spasms).
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| 2012-03-20 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Back spasms, day-to-day.
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| 2012-01-12 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 1 game (hand injury).
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| 2012-01-10 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Hand injury, day-to-day.
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| 2011-12-04 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 5 games (groin).
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| 2011-11-26 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Groin, injured reserve.
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| 2011-11-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Groin, day-to-day.
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| 2010-11 | ||
| 2011-02-19 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          
                Acquired from the St. Louis Blues.
              
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                      The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Erik Johnson, center Jay McClement and a conditional first-round draft pick from the St. Louis Blues for winger Chris Stewart, defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk and a conditional second-round draft pick. | 
| 2010-12-18 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 1 game (knee injury).
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| 2010-12-16 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Knee injury, day-to-day.
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| 2010-08-02 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Re-signed by the St. Louis Blues to a two-year contract.
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| 2009-10 | ||
| 2010-06-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          St. Louis Blues tendered a qualifying offer.
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| 2010-01-30 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
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| 2010-01-28 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Undisclosed, day-to-day.
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| 2008-09 | ||
| 2009-04-21 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed all 82 regular season and all 4 playoff games (right knee surgery).
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| 2008-09-23 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Right knee surgery, remainder of the regular season.
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| 2007-08 | ||
| 2007-11-07 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Recalled from the Peoria Rivermen (AHL).
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| 2007-11-05 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Assigned to the Peoria Rivermen (AHL).
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| 2007-11-04 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Missed 10 games (fractured foot).
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| 2007-10-10 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Fractured foot, day-to-day.
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| 2006-07 | ||
| 2007-05-14 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Signed by the St. Louis Blues to an entry-level contract.
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| 2005-06 | ||
| 2006-06-24 | 
                          
                 
              
            
                          Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round (1st overall) in 2006.
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