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Jack Johnson? No way that happens, Seattle wants good players, he’s awful, he’s 33 now and make +3m.Maybe they pay Seattle to take him. I dunno.
I get the reasons for the Pens resisting buying JJ out, particularly since he has three years left so the cap hit penalty will last six. They have a logjam at defense though and if they don’t get rid of Johnson they will potentially have to trade a better defenseman or have very expensive bottom pair/spare. It’s more than just saving 2m after the buyout.
As I understand it Matheson has some real hockey IQ issues but the Pens do have some meat and potatoes defensemen they can pair with him and hope it works. Matheson is potentially a real step up from Johnson at least, which I realize is very faint praise at best.