Jack Johnson, the NHL's Best Shutdown Defenseman . . . of Evgeni Malkin?

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I don't know . . . as long as the Pens can play Columbus for the next 80 games, it should be all good with Johnson . . .

Breaking News: Penguins team looks dominant and Jack Johnson is able to look like a nondescript AHLer against a team that just lost like $45 million-worth of players to free agency.

 

[Ugene Magic]

 

[NoMessi]

I love that you guys can maintain your sense of humour in this thread. I cant unfortunately now with Malkin injured and JMFJ still on the roster.

I wanna know if there is still trade rumours around and what you guys think a trade would realistically look like. Can it be done?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

I still think JR is going to have to use a valuable asset to get JJ off the roster. Even with all of the teams around the league that have cap space and/or need blueliners, JJ is so bad that it doesn't even matter. Rust or Bjugs will be sacrificed to get a team to take JJ, and honestly, I'm not sure Bjugs has the value Rust probably does. Hopefully McCann excels in the coming weeks/months while Bjugs is out and makes him expendable too.

Ideally, by this time next season, we won't have JJ (and sadly, Rust, as I talked about), Gudbranson, Bjugs or ZAR on the roster. That's a lot of free space to re-sign the appropriate guys or chase someone this summer in FA.

 

[EightyOne]

Realistically there is no trade where the Pens aren't fleeced.

We've hashed that out fifty million times over the last year.

Feel free to waste six hundred of your life's hours by reading our bullshit threads from this summer only.

 

[Pens17]

I mean you're not wrong but:

Re: JJ - OBSESSION: "an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind."

 

[brewski420]

I still think JR is going to have to use a valuable asset to get JJ off the roster. Even with all of the teams around the league that have cap space and/or need blueliners, JJ is so bad that it doesn't even matter. Rust or Bjugs will be sacrificed to get a team to take JJ, and honestly, I'm not sure Bjugs has the value Rust probably does. Hopefully McCann excels in the coming weeks/months while Bjugs is out and makes him expendable too.

Ideally, by this time next season, we won't have JJ (and sadly, Rust, as I talked about), Gudbranson, Bjugs or ZAR on the roster. That's a lot of free space to re-sign the appropriate guys or chase someone this summer in FA.

Last thing I want is JR chasing someone in FA next summer. It will just be another disaster.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

I still think JR is going to have to use a valuable asset to get JJ off the roster. Even with all of the teams around the league that have cap space and/or need blueliners, JJ is so bad that it doesn't even matter. Rust or Bjugs will be sacrificed to get a team to take JJ, and honestly, I'm not sure Bjugs has the value Rust probably does. Hopefully McCann excels in the coming weeks/months while Bjugs is out and makes him expendable too.

Ideally, by this time next season, we won't have JJ (and sadly, Rust, as I talked about), Gudbranson, Bjugs or ZAR on the roster. That's a lot of free space to re-sign the appropriate guys or chase someone this summer in FA.

Rust and Bjud's injuries were poor timing because those were the 2 names that were bandied about most this summer as the "plus" to get rid of JJ
So my guess is JJ is here until at least Xmas

 

[Factorial]

Re: JJ - OBSESSION: "an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind."

This. Can someone with access to the db do a count on how many times he's been mentioned here in the last few month?

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Last thing I want is JR chasing someone in FA next summer. It will just be another disaster.

Ideally, JR won't be the guy making decisions this summer.

 

[Queen Farkas]

This. Can someone with access to the db do a count on how many times he's been mentioned here in the last few month?

Agreed. It's unhealthy.

 

[KIRK]

This. Can someone with access to the db do a count on how many times he's been mentioned here in the last few month?

Sid's been mentioned a ton of times here. When a player is really good or a player really sucks (or even if he's just there, for that matter), we comment. Sorry the whole message board concept upsets your sensibilities.

Agreed. It's unhealthy.

Thank you, doctor.

 

[JRS91]

I think Jack Johnson is one of those players that will be complained about a decade after he's gone, much like Craig Adams.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I think Jack Johnson is one of those players that will be complained about a decade after he's gone, much like Craig Adams.

Well it takes a special kinda guy, I suppose.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

I think Jack Johnson is one of those players that will be complained about a decade after he's gone, much like Craig Adams.

Well it takes a special kinda guy, I suppose.

Says a lot about each of them that they're in the others company.