Confirmed with Link: Avs sign Jack Johnson to PTO

[CoachBadkitten]

Deserves it's own thread for the memes.

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[ItsFineImFine]

Yeah this offseason.....yeah.

Well, let's hope Mac/Rantanen/Makar can carry us.

 

[CharlesPuck]

finally got their guy....

 

[The Pwnerer]

Finally the Johnson-Johnson pairing I've wanted since 2010 Olympics.

 

[BobRossColton]

now for Donato?

 

[Brodeur]

Warm body for preseason. Avs have a back-to-back October 4th (at MIN) and October 5th (VGK). I'd doubt you'd have guys play in both games and there's a CBA requirement to have 8 "veterans" dressed in every preseason game.

If I had to guess, Colorado will send a "B" team to Minnesota and save most of the regulars for the home game. Having Johnson on a PTO saves you from having to make a regular do a round trip to Minnesota.

 

[Sea Eagles]

Absolutely fantastic, to have veteran experience around the team. Sign to a bargain basement contract. Joe Sakic, shooting the lights out again ! He obviously thinks he has something to offer. I'm pumped. It's pretty rare for us to convert these to contracts is all.

 

[henchman21]

Absolutely fantastic, to have veteran experience around the team. Sign to a bargain basement contract. Joe Sakic, shooting the lights out again ! He obviously thinks he has something to offer. I'm pumped. It's pretty rare for us to convert these to contracts is all.

If Sakic thinks that, I'm worried.

 

[CoachBadkitten]

Do we think Joe asked Armstrong to announce the Parayko deal now to bury this news in the hockey world?

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

He’s not good, but they need to fill out pre-season rosters.

It doesn’t hurt to add a little more depth to the 9/10/11 spot on the defensive depth chart.

 

[Sea Eagles]

If Sakic thinks that, I'm worried.

Sorry, I meant Jack Johnson himself. So why not give him a shot. This is a very smart / astute opportunity for all involved. Love to see Parise given the same opportunity.

 

[Sea Eagles]

Yeah this offseason.....yeah.

Well, let's hope Mac/Rantanen/Makar can carry us.

Team is more balanced this year, than last mate. With the additions of Johnson, Maltzev, Macdermid (that's huge bodies), and considering we were missing Calvert most of last year, we've automatically become much tougher to play against, and honestly, that was our only issue at times in my view.

 

[Avs_19]

The analytics staff clearly wasn’t consulted.

 

[Ararana]

They're just going to stick him in Erik Johnson's jersey whenever EJ gets injured to shut the fans up.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Meh. It's just a PTO. If he plays well enough to get signed after they signed Murray and traded for MacDermid, more power to him. If anything, he could be signed, waived, and sent down to Loveland as a call-up in case of injuries.

 

[JWK]

Just pairing Johnson & Johnson to remind people to get their vaccines

Lets not forget something important, JMFJ is a former CBJ.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Meh. It's just a PTO. If he plays well enough to get signed after they signed Murray and traded for MacDermid, more power to him. If anything, he could be signed, waived, and sent down to Loveland as a call-up in case of injuries.

I’m not an expert on PTO’s. Can this be accomplished on his PTO?

I’d actually be quite pleased if they could stash him in the AHL and just use him every now and then as an injury replacement.

 

[RockLobster]

Sorry, I meant Jack Johnson himself. So why not give him a shot. This is a very smart / astute opportunity for all involved. Love to see Parise given the same opportunity.

Okay see, this is an example of wearing burgundy-colored glasses.

Yeah, it's just a PTO, but if--heaven forbid--JJ actually signs, then it's an indictment on Joe's (and/or the Pro scouts') ability to adequately evaluate talent.

Jack, as much a his personal story re: his parents f***ing him over financially breaks my heart, is not a good NHL hockey player anymore. Hell, he might not even be a good AHL player at this point.

Obviously the games have to be played, but to me it's looking more and more like last year might have been their best shot at a Cup, and what we're seeing is Joe hanging on to this MacKinnon-contract window before having to re-tool when he re-ups.

 

[The Kingslayer]

This is no different than when the Avs brought Jared Cowen and Andrej Meszaros into camp lol. JJ is completely done.

 

[Bender]

Jack Johnson is no better than anyone in our Top-7 - he's not making this team. This is not unlike an Andrei Meszaros PTO - I doubt we sign him. Seems like a favor from MacFarland to the agent with a player he's familiar with than anything else. JMFJ is done. He was done 3 years ago.

 

[Chiarelli]

People been saying this guys cooked for years now yet he keeps getting opportunities from GMs. He seems like a terrible fit for this particular team imo.

 

[Ceremony]

He'll be here for a few preseason games and then he'll be gone. At least he seems like a decent teammate.

 

[bossram]

Well, JJ was less bad last season...so there's that I guess.

 

[Vaslof]

Avs always get their guy. Unfortunately.

 

[Avalanche1945]

It's a PTO...The same things were said about Nichushkin. How about we just wait to see what he looks like in camp/preseason?