Jack Johnson was a Stanley Cup champion and an 18-year NHL veteran, so nobody could really blame him for hanging up his skates.
Currently, Johnson has a new contract at an old location and is not prepared for that. Jack Johnson has signed a one-year contract to rejoin the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Johnson has agreed to a deal worth $775k with the Blue Jackets. Johnson will play in the league for the 19th time this coming season.
Johnson’s NHL Career Has Spanned Four Presidential Administrations With New Contract.
There are two things that George W. Bush, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Barrack Obama have in common. All of them served as presidents at some point throughout Johnson’s playing career. Furthermore, Johnson will serve during a fifth administration following the election in November.
Johnson’s NHL career began with the Los Angeles Kings in March 2007. Johnson was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jeff Carter after playing for the Kings for his first five and a half seasons.
Johnson would stay with the Blue Jackets into the off-season of 2018. Johnson would then agree to a five-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins there.
Battles in the Yellow and Black Johnson was sent to the Blueshirts.
Johnson’s output with the Penguins would drastically decline. The contract’s final three years would be purchased by the Penguins. In just two years after signing the deal, Johnson would once more be a free agent.
For the 2021 campaign, Johnson would sign a one-year contract with the Rangers. But Johnson only participated in thirteen games before to having surgery that ended his season.
The Stanley Cup would be won by Johnson’s fifth team.
Johnson would have a resurgence in 2021–22 after joining the Colorado Avalanche. Johnson participated in 82 regular season games for the Avalanche, missing only eight. In Game 3 of the team’s second-round series against the St. Louis Blues, Johnson would join the lineup and stay there for the remainder of it following an injury to defenseman Sam Girard. The Avalanche would defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning, the two-time defending champions, to capture Johnson’s first Stanley Cup.
At the 2023 trade deadline, Johnson signed a contract to play with the Chicago Blackhawks, however he was moved back to Colorado and rejoined the Avalanche for the 2023–24 campaign.
With this Contract, Veteran D-Man Offers Experience And Productivity
For the club, the Jack Johnson contract is valuable. Johnson participated in 80 Avalanche regular season games in the previous campaign. Johnson doesn’t seem to have much left in the tank. If that’s the case, the Blue Jackets can benefit from more than simply his experience.