Headlines

  • Chicago Blackhawks Hire Luke Richardson
  • Vegas Golden Knights Expected To Re-Sign Reilly Smith
  • Florida Panthers Hire Paul Maurice
  • Winnipeg Jets Exploring Market For Blake Wheeler
  • Dallas Stars Hire Peter DeBoer
  • Philadelphia Flyers Officially Name John Tortorella Head Coach
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors

Pro Hockey Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • Atlantic
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Central
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Dallas Stars
      • Minnesota Wild
      • Nashville Predators
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • Metropolitan
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Pacific
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle Kraken
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Partners
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
Go To MLB Trade Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Jack Johnson Asks To Be Traded

January 13, 2018 at 7:55 am CDT | by Brian La Rose 7 Comments

Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson has requested a trade, reports Aaron Portzline of The Athletic (subscription required).  Portzline adds that the ask was made several weeks ago with the hopes that a deal could be worked out before the trade deadline next month.  Johnson and his agent Pat Brisson declined to comment while GM Jarmo Kekalainen had a brief comment to George Richards of the Columbus Dispatch (Twitter link).

“It’s the same with him as anyone else on our team: We’ll make a trade if and when we have something that makes sense for the Blue Jackets.”

Jan 2, 2018; Dallas, TX, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson (7) skates against the Dallas Stars during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Blue Jackets defeat the Stars 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThis season hasn’t gone as well Johnson was hoping for.  After failing to agree on a long-term extension over the summer (talks cooled down back in August), he has seen his role reduced and now finds himself on the third pairing.  He’s averaging a career-low 19:24 per game while he’s on pace for his lowest full-season point total since his rookie campaign back in 2007-08 with the Kings; he has just two goals and five assists in 46 games so far.

Portzline notes that Johnson isn’t unhappy with the team and that if he was still under contract beyond this season, the request wouldn’t have been made.  However, with this being his walk year into unrestricted free agency, he wants to be in the best position to cash in on the open market.

As things stand, it would appear that Johnson will be in tough to match the $5MM salary ($4.357MM cap hit) that he’s currently making.  However, a bigger role on another team could give him the chance to show that he can still be a quality top-four defender.

If Columbus was to consider granting Johnson his request, it’s likely that they would be seeking another defenseman in return.  They’re carrying just six healthy blueliners at the moment with Ryan Murray on injured reserve and while the team has high hopes for youngster Gabriel Carlsson, he isn’t ready for full-time NHL duty just yet.

Share 0 Retweet 0 Send via email

Columbus Blue Jackets| Jack Johnson| Newsstand

Red Wings Notes: Howard, Larkin, Holland
Main
Defense Notes: Phaneuf, Mueller, Methot
View Comments (7)
newest oldest

Comments

  1. bigdaddyt

    4 years ago

    Bozak plus a mid-late round pick?

    Reply
    • NoRegretzkys

      4 years ago

      I’m guessing since he’s a lefty, and they may want a D back, why not centre any deal to the Leafs around Gardiner instead

      Reply
  2. Connorsoxfan

    4 years ago

    McQuaid and a pick?

    Reply
  3. padam

    4 years ago

    He needs every dime he can get after what his parents did to him.

    Reply
  4. IC3ofme

    4 years ago

    This time of the year you don’t tend to see playoff teams in the same conference making trades
    So I’d scratch any leaf trade ideas

    Reply
    • JT19

      4 years ago

      Not at all. Teams in the same conference will make trades with each other. You won’t see many, if any, trades happening in-division unless one team overpays, is a minor deal, or the two teams trading are in different spots (playoff contention and not in playoff contention). A big trade involving a superstar/star player probably wouldn’t happen in-conference but you rarely see a trade that big happen during the season.

      Reply
  5. thefenwayfaithful 2

    4 years ago

    New Jersey would be an interesting option where he could play top line minutes, but I’m not sure NJ has anything decent on defense to send back that’s not a vital part of the team. But it could make for an interesting trade within the division.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Chicago Blackhawks Hire Luke Richardson

    Vegas Golden Knights Expected To Re-Sign Reilly Smith

    Florida Panthers Hire Paul Maurice

    Winnipeg Jets Exploring Market For Blake Wheeler

    Dallas Stars Hire Peter DeBoer

    Philadelphia Flyers Officially Name John Tortorella Head Coach

    Vegas Golden Knights Acquire Shea Weber

    Vegas Golden Knights Hire Bruce Cassidy

    Boston Bruins Fire Bruce Cassidy

    Jason Spezza Announces Retirement

    Recent

    2022 Hockey Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced

    Boston Bruins Extend Don Sweeney

    Vancouver Canucks Sign Three Players

    Chicago Blackhawks Hire Luke Richardson

    Toronto Maple Leafs Extend Timothy Liljegren

    Florida Panthers Extend Matt Kiersted

    Anthony Greco Signs In SHL

    Maxim Mamin Linked To KHL

    Five Key Stories: 6/20/22 – 6/26/22

    Offseason Checklist: Dallas Stars

    Rumors By Team

    Rumors By Team

    • Avalanche Rumors
    • Blackhawks Rumors
    • Blue Jackets Rumors
    • Blues Rumors
    • Bruins Rumors
    • Canadiens Rumors
    • Canucks Rumors
    • Capitals Rumors
    • Coyotes Rumors
    • Devils Rumors
    • Ducks Rumors
    • Flames Rumors
    • Flyers Rumors
    • Golden Knights Rumors
    • Hurricanes Rumors
    • Islanders Rumors
    • Jets Rumors
    • Kings Rumors
    • Kraken Rumors
    • Lightning Rumors
    • Maple Leafs Rumors
    • Oilers Rumors
    • Panthers Rumors
    • Penguins Rumors
    • Predators Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Red Wings Rumors
    • Sabres Rumors
    • Senators Rumors
    • Sharks Rumors
    • Stars Rumors
    • Wild Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives

    PHR Info

    • About
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League, NHL or NHL.com

    scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version