Posts About "Jack Johnson"
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...
Keys to Bergevin’s Continued Offseason Success
June 13th, 2018 The perfect game Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin had been pitching this 2018 offseason came to an abrupt end when he lost out on the No. 1 overall pick at the NHL Entry Draft. Sometimes things are just out of your control. Not all is lost, though. In fact, he can still keep up the success he’s enjoyed in what has...