do not Devil my ass
Rejoint: sept. 2020
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Rumors of Johnsson's demise are greatly exaggerated. He was completely snakebit, counting totals will tell you that. Dig a little deeper you'll find a guy who played his heart out getting Covid probably exacerbated by his asthma. I believe he only got outscored by one goal on one of the lesser teams in the league. His underlying numbers suggest that he elevated his linemates and drove play whenever he was on the ice. Praying to God that AJ gets protected over McLeod so that we may enjoy that sweet sweet regression to the mean in terms of scoring over the course of next season.
As for the trade, there are no cap implications for Devils to consider for the length of his contract and in my opinion Fitzy would be better served looking to receive payment in picks or prospects for taking on Koskinen and other cap from the Oilers, this point being augmented by the fact that there plenty of solid goalies (as in better than Koskinen) hitting FA this summer.
With that said, AJ does divide opinion among us Devils fans so you should definitely seek out more perspectives than what I'm offering here.