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- Nov 24, 2005
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The schtick is tired, blah.
Johansen hasn't done enough in the defensive zone to make up for his poor offensive performance. Which is why he has one of the worst plus/minus ratios on the team. And, as you note, that is saying a lot on this team with all of the "garbage" play.
The difference between Johansen and let's say...RJ Umberger...is that Ryan is still at a point where he can develop into a much better player than he is. But, hey, let's not bother to try to develop his talent and let's just throw him out their against NHL guys when he's not ready simply because he's nominally better than most of our anemic forward core. Let's squander his offensive potential because he's doing "good enough" in the defensive zone...when compared to a team that has one of the highest goals against in the league.
I'm not interested in whether Johansen is currently better than Boll or Calvert or whoever else. His potential is greater than those players. I'm interested in what is best for his long-term development because that is what is best for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Wow a rational, well thought out post without a lot of hyperbole and melodrama. I don't necessarily agree with all of what you said, but then again in my first post I didn't say it was necessarily a bad thing he was being sent down. I am on the fence on this one. It really doesn't matter to me one way or another.
What I said was is that the whole "gain confidence" thing is not immediate. He will be disappointed and, possibly, upset that he is being sent down. He might struggle for a bit.
Johansen was let down far more by his team mates than the other way around. He started off strong and played pretty well, for the most part, until very recently. It was unfortunate that he didn't get the support from his line mates and, ultimately, from the coaching staff.
Much better than your first response. Thanks.