Confirmed with Link: Goodbye Sweet Prince: Ross Johnston Claimed By Anaheim

[NYI365]

I hope his tribute video is 2 min and 45 seconds worth of fights and 10 seconds worth of goals. Au Revoir to a dying breed in the NHL, go protect Zegras and co.

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[Richie Daggers Crime]

Looks like that Ducks poster was onto something. Maybe a bit of a blessing for the Isles to get that contract off the books.

 

[duster19]

Good for Ross. He will be a handful when ANH comes to town.

 

[Skip To My Lou]

Truly can't believe it. Know he was a fan favorite, but it was outrageous to give him another 4 year deal. Hope he gets to play a lot in SoCal.

Can tell my grandkids I saw his first NHL goal live as well.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Very sad

 

[PK Cronin]

Never want to lose anybody for free but it provides management with an opportunity to try different things with the fourth line if (when) someone gets injured.

 

[BrockLobster]

Oh no!....well anyway...

 

[crashthenet]

I liked having him around but needed to move on. Is it possible to get rid of Aho and add a defenseman? Maybe.

 

[SI90]

Was the right move and I’ll gladly take the AAV and cap believe. Will always love the Boss

Wish him luck out there and hope he gets a chance to play a little bi

 

[redbull]

surprised he was claimed with that much term left. Wish him well, could be a lot worse than california and a team without much expectations, lots of young talent needing protection - yada yada.

 

[xECK29x]

Hope he plays, hell of a story

 

[Tres Peleches]

Good guy, great fighter, a modicum of skill… he’ll be missed on the Island, but glad his contract is off the books

 

[doublechili]

Someone refresh my memory - was Ross' contract "unmovable"?

 

[Sparksrus3]

Someone refresh my memory - was Ross' contract "unmovable"?

We didn’t move it . The quack quacks took it

 

[mm11]

sucks to lose him, guys are going to have to battle without big brother around LGI

 

[scottywiper]

My son wears 32 on his jerseys. He loved Ross.
Shame to see him go, but he was hardly ever olaying

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

The quack quacks took it

So it got... moved.

 

[Tuckisles]

I would like to see us add a true heavyweight in Bridgeport that we can call up when it is needed. Martin seems more reluctant to go as he gets older and I don't like seeing Mayfield in the box for 5 minutes if he drops the gloves. I know the days of having a heavyweight dress every game are gone but there are still some games every year where one is needed.

 

[Sparksrus3]

My son wears 32 on his jerseys. He loved Ross.
Shame to see him go, but he was hardly ever olaying

Tell him about Steve Thomas . Now that was a real #32 warrior on the ice

 

[MarsTBOW]

Tell him about Steve Thomas . Now that was a real #32 warrior on the ice

Stumpy was a top 5 Islander to me...

 

[Jettany]

Looks like that Ducks poster was onto something. Maybe a bit of a blessing for the Isles to get that contract off the books.

I’m not sure the contract matters. If buried in the minors I think it’s all of his contract.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Stumpy was a top 5 Islander to me...

He was in that Steve Thomas for Claude Lemieux for Wendel Clark trade .

maybe not top 5 for me but he was a real gamer like Hogue and Turgeon.

of the lesser know guys one of my favorites was Alan Kerr

 

[MarsTBOW]

I really liked Wendel Clark too. When his back was healthy enough to go Full Speed.
Stumpy was special to me. Tough as nails for an average sized guy and had very good hands.

 

[Big L]

I liked Ross. I was hoping he was going to take martins spot. Oh well.

 

[Osakahaus]

1.1M at 3 years for a guy who played like 28 games a year.

Yikes