Marcus Johansson Archives

Wild Could Use Johansson at Center During Roster Transition

Rob Klein | January 6, 2021

Soon after the Minnesota Wild were eliminated from the 2020 playoff qualifying round, general manager Bill Guerin wasted little time in changing the roster, which included trading away Eric Staal…

4 Minnesota Wild Looking For Big Seasons

Domenic Lunardo | November 25, 2020

The Minnesota Wild remain one of the most fascinating teams heading into 2020-21. After an early and short-lived showing in last season’s playoffs that saw them eliminated in four games…

Projecting the Wild’s 2020-21 Opening Night Roster

Carrie Sinclair | November 13, 2020

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin made several drastic changes this offseason. While those changes may be alarming to some, we have to put our faith into believing that Guerin…

Breaking Down the Wild’s Plan to Simultaneously Compete & Rebuild

Carrie Sinclair | November 4, 2020

It seems that the general manager, Bill Guerin, has high hopes for the Minnesota Wild. He has boldly stated that he has three goals this season. To put out a…

Wild Can Utilize Trade Deadline To Greatly Improve Their Roster

Aaron Heckmann | November 3, 2020

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin may have just perfectly executed a retool on the fly. The acquisitions of Nick Bjugstad from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Marcus Johansson from the Buffalo…

Sabres Adding Staal is Step in Right Direction

Jeff Seide | September 17, 2020

Buffalo Sabres rookie general manager Kevyn Adams’ trade for Eric Staal is low risk, high reward. It’s also a no brainer. Staal, a consummate pro, fills an immediate need without…

Sabres Trade Johansson to Wild for Staal

Brandon Share-Cohen | September 16, 2020

The Buffalo Sabres have traded forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Eric Staal. As Elliotte Friedman would report, the deal was a straight-up swap of…

3 Underrated Capitals From the Ovechkin Era

Ben Little | August 5, 2020

Ever since Alexander Ovechkin joined the Washington Capitals’ lineup for the start of the 2005-06 season, he has been the face of the franchise. He has become a perennial 50-goal…

Revisiting Bruins’ 2019 Deadline Deals

Scott Roche | January 20, 2020

The NHL trade deadline is on Feb. 24, just over a month away. Contenders for the Stanley Cup will try to upgrade their rosters in an attempt to dethrone the…

Johansson Scores in OT as Sabres Beat Canadiens 5-4

The Canadian Press | October 9, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Marcus Johansson scored 1:30 into overtime, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.
Jack Eichel scored twice and added two assists, and the Sabres improved to 3-0-1, the team’s best start …

Sabres Sign Free Agent Johansson

Josh Bell | July 6, 2019

After a quiet few days on the free agent market, the Buffalo Sabres have signed Marcus Johansson to a two year, $9 million contract. Johansson was one of the top…

Devils Need to Add a Top-Six Winger

Alex Chauvancy | July 6, 2019

The New Jersey Devils addressed some big-time needs this offseason. They acquired a top-four defenseman in P.K. Subban and added center Jack Hughes through the Entry Draft. They also signed…