wgknestrick
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- Aug 14, 2012
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when did jack johnson become terrible?
http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1260
He is even more "terrible" relative to his contract. I place him along with JayBo as 2 of the worst defensive D men in the game that play big minutes. If you follow advance stats (I know most don't) analysis you know these things. He is still a relic of the old guard school of NHL thought. Drafted high and shows some skill.....that skill does not equate to tangible results. Given many minutes due to his high draft spot (which is simply the team that drafted him mistake) even though he has demonstrated to be a poor player. He is a bust, but teams still think he is the player that deserved to be selected #3 overall instead of looking at his play and results.
#1. Look at how much better his team started doing once he was gone. I realize that Carter also came the other way. Carter is a much better player (not even close). This is the deal the made LA win the cup. They replaced their worst player with one of their best.
#2. -85 career +-. I can only buy the excuse he's been on bad teams for so long before I start to question is Jack Johnson the reason they are so bad? Why do you lead almost every team you've played for with negative +-? Yes he puts up points, but at what cost? Doesn't seem like his scoring is worth much considering his opponents seem to be scoring much more when he's on the ice. Which brings me to..
#3. He has stuck out like a sore thumb in every defensive metric on every NHL team he's ever played for (Corsi, +-/icetime, GAA/60min) all while usually going against 3rd line competition. I don't want to get into every detail, but trust me, if you can find any data supporting him as a good player, please let the world in on it. He is not "that young" and "is what he is".
These things combine to make a player terrible in my eyes. If all you need is a player to run the point on a PP and can bench him the rest of the game, he is great. That is a very small portion of the game to be good at IMO.