Player Discussion: Tyler Johnson

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

He has been buzzing as of late but he still needs to go in the off season

 

[AHockeyFanatic]

He has been buzzing as of late but he still needs to go in the off season

This will make trade talks better with Seattle who is watching very closely.

Gotta be a 2nd or at worst 3rd line center on most teams, still.

 

[The Gongshow]

It helps he's both motivated and is up against other teams 4th lines or 3rd d lines. He'll easily be able to out skate most of those guys and is favored in some of the matchups.

 

[SRQKiter]

None of those are gonna be an outcome for TJ. He's a better hockey player than an AHLer would be, so he'll be in the NHL. The contract (or at at best, the buyout) is a sunk cost. He only got sent down in hopes that someone else wanted his contract (and later, for one game, for technical LTIR reasons).

There are three possibilities: 1) Tampa trades him to someone else who will pay him to play, 2) Tampa can't trade him and continues to pay him and play him, or 3) Tampa can't move him, buys him out, and some other NHL team signs him for much less than $4.5m to play for them.

(I suppose there's a 1a) where we trade him with retention but that feels really unlikely.)

In any case, Europe is definitely off the table, and the A just isn't worth it because all we'd do is save $1m of his cap hit while needing to replace him with a guy on a minimum contract (in other words, we'd be swapping TJ for some guy who would otherwise be in the AHL, all just to save $300k in cap space).

TJ's contract is in no way a sunk cost. Not in cap terms and not in real dollar terms. If it was a sunk cost it wouldn't matter if he stays because by definition a sunk cost represents dollars already spent that cannot be recovered. But those dollars haven't been spent yet and that is the entire reason they need to get rid of him, so as to not spend dollars. That is, to recover future obligated dollars and then not spend them. The opposite of a sunk cost.

 

[Lightning1995]

Thanks Tyler for your contributions over the years. The teams best forward during the 2015 finals run. A 4th line killer in the playoffs last year who was forced to play out of position at wing much of the last couple years.

I wish him well in Chicago and believe he will produce well for the Blackhawks in a top 9 C role.

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

ty you tyler....next not sure he plays with kane or runs a 2nd or 3rd but expect him on 1st power play and fully expect him to fill the scoresheet this year and all those teams IE seattle?? gonna rue the day they passed him up bank that

 

[JFleegs]

Still a sad day despite the need to move him. He was one of my favorites. Hearing Johnny be good after every goal. Smaller American forward who had some amazing years. Still showed it in the end during the playoffs. Hope he continues to find his game. Best of luck Johnny!

 

[Steazy Doo]

Johnson was a huge part in turning around this franchise. Good luck in Chicago to one of my favourite players of all time

 

[The Macho King]

Johnson was a huge part in turning around this franchise. Good luck in Chicago to one of my favourite players of all time

I still remember that almost 3 on 5 short handed goal against the Rangers in 2015. First penalty expired just as the puck left his stick so it technically wasn't, but it was always a 3 on 5 in my heart.

 

[JoVel]

That^ was a good one but my favorite memory of him will always be that game against Detroit in the playoffs we were losing 2-0 with like 5 minutes left, only for Johnson to put the team on his back with two goals and an assist to win in OT.

If that doesn't happen we go down 3-1 and very possibly go out in round 1.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Only 2 members of the triplets line remain, goodbye TyJo

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Accidentally posted twice.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Only 2 members of the triplets line remain, goodbye TyJo

Only 1 from the Top Gun line

 

[LightningStrikes]

TKO… thanks for everything TyJo!

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[dechire]

It was a lot of fun to see Tyler and the Cup. I got a picture with the Cup but they won't send it out for a few days. I did get to touch it and see the Lightning names engraved on it though which was awesome. A shame it won't be coming back here next year when the Bolts threepeat. I was near the front of the line so I'm in some of the official pics/videos but it was hot as f*** and I look like a mess so I won't post those Not sure if my photo attachments will work but I got some good shots.

Up until now this region hasn't had an NHL team so it's been like 50-75% Bolts fans. It'll be interesting to see how that shifts now with the Kraken joining the league and Tyler being traded to Chicago.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Congrats to Johnny!



WHL Champion
WHL Finals MVP
Memorial Cup Champion
WJC Gold
Calder Cup Champion
AHL MVP
2x Stanley Cup Champion

Quite the resume for an undrafted guy. Very deserving to have his #9 hang in Spokane.