The Jack Johnson effect - Maybe he is as bad as Pens fans say

[redcard]

As Pens fans say? This guy's been in the league for almost 13 years. 6 years in LA. 7 years in Ohio. But somehow fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins are sitting on some gigantic league wide secret with said player because he's played 55 games with the club? What.

The JMFJ Effect

Yeah, here's a guy making literally the exact same point 8 years ago.

The MF stands for Minus Four.

 

[Midnight Judges]

He’s Crosby’s childhood friend, so I assume Crosby was his cheerleader.

Pens pulled a reverse Zubov.

Crazy idea: Maybe stop letting their superstar players dictate trades?

 

[Midnight Judges]

He is terrible.

JR's worst move since coming to Pittsburgh.

Challenging Tom Wilson to a fight with Oleksiak is probably up there as well.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

It's why i refuse to sleep on the Pens.

Get Jack Johnson off the ice and replace him with Justin Schultz = better team.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Wait there were people besides JR who thought he was good addition.

 

[Pens x]

He is terrible.

JR's worst move since coming to Pittsburgh.

Hunwick wasn’t much better, and acquiring Reaves was a big mistake. He’s had a lot more bad moves recently than good ones.

 

[Cellee]

Hunwick wasn’t much better, and acquiring Reaves was a big mistake. He’s had a lot more bad moves recently than good ones.

Those are relatively minor. This was good money for a bad player

 

[Scandale du Jour]

It's why i refuse to sleep on the Pens.

Get Jack Johnson off the ice and replace him with Justin Schultz = better team.

Thing is, Sullivan will sit Riikola or Petterssen, not JJ.

The best thing that could happen to the Pens now is JJ breaking a bone or something. That's the only way he'll sit.

 

[absolute garbage]

The thing is that you really shouldn't need analytics to tell JJ is a bad player. It's so obvious on the eye test too (if you are not clueless about hockey of course and your eyes are working properly).

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Thing is, Sullivan will sit Riikola or Petterssen, not JJ.

The best thing that could happen to the Pens now is JJ breaking a bone or something. That's the only way he'll sit.

Well at least he should be off the top 4. But i get what you're saying.

 

[Pens x]

Wait there were people besides JR who thought he was good addition.

Some homer pens fans tried to defend it when it first happened, but even they now realize he sucks. Some people are caught up in that but but but we just won back to back cups 2 years ago and won’t criticize the team.

 

[Little Psycho]

Dean Lombardi back in 2010 said so...
Dean Lombardi: Jack Johnson Is Learning His Craft…Belatedly

“This guy has never had any coaching [at the University of Michigan],” Lombardi said. “Jack just did what he wanted.”
“Michigan is the worst.” Lombardi added. “For hockey people, if you’ve got a choice between a kid—all things being equal—one’s going to Michigan and one’s going to Boston University, you all want your player [going to Boston University]. Michigan’s players—[head coach] Red [Berenson] doesn’t coach. It’s ‘do what you want.’ He gets the best players in the country.”

“It was a big risk for us to trade for him,” said Lombardi. “There was all that hype and stuff because he’s just like a thoroughbred. It’s like looking at a horse and saying wow! But then he gets on the track and he has no clue how to run the race. He might even run in the wrong direction. That was Jack. [He was] really raw.”

 

[Super Hans]

Marcus Pettersson reflecting on his season:

 

[Rusty Razor]

Johnson has mastered the art of dropping to a knee to attempt a shot block, but missing and screening his goaltender. I've never seen a player do it more than him.

 

[TOGuy14]

JJ has had horrendous advanced stats dating all the way back to his LA days.

How is this a surprise to anyone who even passively follows hockey?

 

[Nadal On Clay]

And somehow some Pens fans still think he’s better than Maatta.

He’s awful and is a pain to watch.

 

[3074326]

He's been bad.

This is more on Crosby than JR.

No it isn't.

 

[Beauner]

Pens pulled a reverse Zubov.

Crazy idea: Maybe stop letting their superstar players dictate trades?

There's no evidence that Crosby pushed for him to be signed.

 

[JaegerDice]

Everybody knew Jack Johnson was terrible when the contract was signed.

Maybe they hoped he could work out as well as Daley did.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

There's no evidence that Crosby pushed for him to be signed.

Seriously, just because Crosbys friends with him, idiots think he told JR to sign. If that was the case, guys like Armstrong and Fleury would've never been traded from the pens. Fact of the matter is, JR drafted Johnson in 05 and has always been a fan of him and still liked his game enough to sign him for 5 years. Ol man Jimmy is losing his fast ball, first Hunwick now Johnson, yikes!

 

[deckercky]

For all his issues, Johnson for a year or two might have been fine....but five years was ridiculous for such a flawed player?!?!

 

[dem]

I'm convinced teams are doing him a favor by signing him.

He's been known bad since LA. Statistically sticks out like a sore thumb.

 

[Pestilence]

 

[illpucks]

But Selke Crosby can help him improve his defense.

It's Sid's friend on Sid's team. It's good for Sid's morale so why change that? Pens do what Sid wants not Rutherford.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

He sucks