The Blue Jackets have decided that they needed a bit more goaltending depth in their system for the upcoming season as the team announced the signing of Cam Johnson to a one-year, two-way contract. CapFriendly reports that the contract is worth the league minimum of $700K in the NHL and $75K in the minors.
The 26-year-old spent all of last season at the ECHL level with the Florida Everblades and posted an impressive 2.32 GAA with a .925 SV% and two shutouts in 25 games. He got off to an even better start this season with a GAA of just 1.77 and a SV% of .941 with two more shutouts in just seven appearances which clearly helped get him on the NHL radar.
Johnson’s highest level has been the AHL where he last played in 2018-19 as part of New Jersey’s system. As things stand, he should have an opportunity to see some AHL action when that league opens up next month with Matiss Kivlenieks expected to be the mandatory third option with Columbus or the taxi squad. Meanwhile, prospects Daniil Tarasov and Veini Vehvilainen are on loan to the KHL and SM-liiga respectively so there is definitely a vacancy for Johnson to fill.