He was injured that night in his home state of Minnesota, from a check into the boards from Wild forward Jordan Greenway. Johnson was playing a puck along the boards, but got off balance a bit and was hit into the boards. He fell in reverse to his momentum and landed awkwardly onto the ice, appearing to hit face first. When the Avs host the Blues on Monday night in Game 1 of a quarterfinal playoff series, Johnson will not be there.
He has spent much of his time since the injury trying to get better, at times in Denver and at times at his off-season home in Southern California. Those symptoms are connected with a concussion injury. Erik Johnson had had several injuries prior in his NHL career, ranging from his knees to his shoulders. But never had he had concussion symptoms, or enough to keep him from playing anyway, until the Jan.
Or, they could hope he returns to full health and keep him on the roster. Either way, there is risk on both sides. In the meantime, Johnson can only rest and hope the symptoms clear, all the while having to watch a playoff series for the team he came to love the Avalanche against the team that drafted him but then traded him away the Blues. Adrian Dater - Kiss and Larry Bird fan. Writer with Gambling and Bookies. It would be nice if the Avs could do a Brooks Orpik deal With Johnson where they trade him, the other team buys him out, then the Avs resign him at a lower cap hit.
If you actually got someone to take Johnson off the books why would you sign him back…. Through 18 outings overall, Johnson has seven points, a plus-9 rating, 37 shots on net, 38 hits and 34 blocks.
The well-rounded non-scoring production could be useful in deep fantasy formats. Johnson had an assist, three shots on goal, one hit and two blocked shots in Wednesday's win over the Ducks.
Johnson started a rush from Colorado's end, feeding Andre Burakovsky, who handled the puck up the middle of the ice into the offensive end and laid it off to Valeri Nichushkin for the Avalanche 's final goal of the night.
It was the third point in the last five games for Johnson, who is part of a blue-line crew that's providing pop during Colorado's six-game win streak. The year-old defenseman has six points over 16 games. Johnson scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Friday's win over the Kraken. Johnson made it a lead for the Avalanche late in the second period. The year-old blueliner has picked up five points in 14 contests this season.
He's added 27 shots on net, 30 hits, 27 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating while playing in a bottom-four role. Johnson logged a shorthanded assist, four shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's win over the Sharks.
Johnson helped out on Logan O'Connor's goal in the second period. The year-old Johnson has picked up just one goal and three helpers through 12 contests this season, mainly playing in a bottom-four role. He's added 27 hits, 21 blocked shots, a plus-6 rating and 24 shots on net, so he could have some fantasy value in deeper formats for his decent category coverage. Johnson scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist, blocked five shots and added two hits in Saturday's win over the Wild.
It was a rare offensive outburst for Johnson, who is much more known for his work in the defensive zone. He scored what was the game-winning goal at of the second period and added a helper on Gabriel Landeskog's empty-netter in the third.
Through eight contests, Johnson has three points, 13 shots on net, 17 hits, 13 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating. He's mainly played on the second pairing, but the year-old's fantasy value is likely limited to deep formats. Johnson registered an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's win over the Blackhawks. The year-old defenseman was limited to just one assist in four games last year as an upper-body injury cost him most of the season.
Now fully healthy again, Johnson appears set to regain a second-pairing role. The Minnesota native isn't much of a scoring threat from the back end, but he could push for 20 points with solid hit and blocked-shot totals if he remains healthy. Johnson was limited to just four games last season due to an upper-body injury, but he appears to be finally healthy and ready to rock ahead of Colorado's training camp.
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