Posts About "Jack Johnson"
3 Least Valuable Free Agent Signings...So Far
July 9th, 2018 Since July 1, there have been over 100 contracts handed out with a total value approaching $500 million. Given the age of most players when they reach unrestricted free agency, a large portion of these deals will be bad for the team by the end. This article is about them. The deals that never should have been signed and have...
The NHL Needs More John Tortorellas
July 8th, 2018 We are introducing a new summer series called the NHL Needs More. Once a week or thereabouts, we are going to highlight different things that the NHL needs more of to help make today's game better and more exciting. In our first installment, we will tell you why the NHL needs more John Tortorellas behind the bench. What is the first...
Penguins & Johnson: The Sky is Falling
July 2nd, 2018 So the Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Jack Johnson. Take a deep breath. It’ll be OK. The mood in the city has taken a shift from doom and gloom to, "no worries, Sergei Gonchar will fix him." I would advise somewhere in the middle with a wait-and-see approach. There are definite reasons for both concern and optimism, but we...
Penguins Sign Jack Johnson
July 1st, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Jack Johnson to a five-year deal worth $16.25 million, the team announced Sunday at the start of free agency. The deal comes with an annual cap hit of $3.25 million and will keep Johnson under contract through the 2022-23 season. It was originally reported to be in the work by Mark Madden...
Penguins Free Agency Predictions
July 1st, 2018 Pittsburgh Penguins fans should feel more relaxed at the start of NHL free agency than Alex Ovechkin after a long day partying with the Stanley Cup. OK, maybe not that relaxed. But in all seriousness, I count three significant reasons why the Pittsburgh faithful should feel pretty good about their chances during the inevitable...
Free Agents Bergevin Must Avoid at All Cost
June 27th, 2018 In a span of a few weeks, Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin’s offseason went from great to controversial. He downgraded from Alex Galchenyuk by trading him for Max Domi and then failed to pick the best player available at the NHL Entry Draft by going with Jesperi Kotkaniemi instead of Filip Zadina at No. 3 overall. He could make...
