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"http://tinyurl.com/27zdee Johnson jumps to NHL Sophomore will play for L.A. Kings Tuesday By Amber Colvin, Daily Sports Editor 3/23/07 DENVER, March 25 - Michigan star defenseman Jack Johnson is negotiating a contract with the Los Angeles Kings today, ending speculation of whether the sophomore would forgo his two remaining years of eligibility. Johnson confirmed his departure in an exclusive interview with The Michigan Daily this afternoon. "I thought I was ready for a new challenge," Johnson said. "With all my close friends, the seniors, gone now and everything, I thought it was time for me to pretty much go for a new challenge." Following Michigan's 8-5 loss to North Dakota Saturday night in the NCAA West Regional semifinals in Denver, the team flew back to Ann Arbor, but Johnson and his family stayed behind. Johnson's agent, Pat Brisson, and Kings general manager Dean Lombardi worked out the details of the contract. "I'll be flying from Denver to Los Angeles," Johnson said. "Everything's done except for they're negotiating bonuses." Johnson said he will be in the Kings' lineup Tuesday night when they play on the road against the San Jose Sharks. Los Angeles, which is out of contention for a playoff berth, has six games remaining in its schedule. According to his father, Johnson will return to Ann Arbor following the Kings' season and is enrolled in spring term classes at Michigan. "He's only going to be gone for three weeks," Jack Johnson, Sr. said. "He's coming back. He's going to get a degree from Michigan. That's the No. 1 thing - he promised (Michigan coach Red Berenson) he will graduate." The Ann Arbor native came to Michigan already drafted third overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. Some analysts believed Johnson should have signed with Carolina then, but the defenseman was firm in his decision to play for the Wolverines. The Hurricanes offered multiple contracts to Johnson throughout his first year. On Oct. 1 2006, after Johnson had rejected another offer, Carolina traded his rights and defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky to Los Angeles for forward Eric Belanger and defenseman Tim Gleason. Johnson's continued dedication to Michigan resulted in more criticism from hockey analysts. "They don't understand why a kid would turn down the NHL," his father said. "They think everybody would cut off their right arm to play in the NHL. Yeah, Jack wants to, but he had this dream first." Johnson's father also said that Berenson supported the 20-year-old's decision. The 23-year Michigan coach had often told Johnson that when he was ready to leave, Berenson would drive him to the airport. Johnson notified Berenson of his decision a week ago. "I have no regrets about coming here, being a Wolverine," Johnson said. "I'm still proud as hell to be one.""

Fuck that guy and his dad. I hope he enjoys his three weeks in 13th place.

3/26/2007 3:36:56 AM

what are you a michigan fan or something?

3/26/2007 8:26:54 AM

When you move like a jellyfish
Rhythm don't mean nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop
Move like a jellyfish
Rhythm is nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop

3/26/2007 8:39:09 AM

^^ no he's a Carolina Hurricanes fan.

Jack Johnson is a fucking tool. He should have counted himself lucky to have the opportunity to sign with the Canes, especially after we won the Cup. But no, he wanted to stay at Michigan.

Here's a tip: Yes, people would cut off their right arm to play in the NHL. Ask the Mettalurg team out of Russia and Evgeni Malkin about that.

At least we got Gleason out of the deal...and doomed Johnson to play with the Kings. Fuck that guy.

3/26/2007 9:07:28 AM

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"Fuck that guy and his dad. "

3/26/2007 1:38:53 PM

Gleason and Vasicek FTW

3/26/2007 2:10:15 PM

The boxer?

3/26/2007 4:52:28 PM

I bet he's got bubbly toes

3/26/2007 5:05:19 PM

^^ This one:

3/26/2007 5:51:44 PM

i still say the canes were dumb as fuck for this.....

chris pronger anyone?

3/27/2007 1:16:13 AM

your body is a wonderland

3/27/2007 6:25:02 AM

^That would be John Mayer, not Jack Johnson



(Unless there's another underlying joke there that I'm completely missing)

3/27/2007 6:43:00 AM

^^^oh, you mean the guy who cheats on his wife and hasn't won the cup?

3/27/2007 7:14:45 AM

That would have been Brindy until last year. And I want Pronger back.

3/27/2007 7:40:08 AM

i thought brindys wife cheated on him.

3/27/2007 8:07:06 AM

I loled a little when I read "Jack Johnson"

3/27/2007 8:09:05 AM

Pronger -> St. Louis for Shanahan
Shanahan -> Detroit for Primeau
Primeau -> Philly for Brind'Amour

I'm satisfied.

3/27/2007 9:06:27 AM

When you move like a jellyfish
Rhythm don't mean nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop
Move like a jellyfish
Rhythm is nothing
You go with the flow
You don't stop

3/27/2007 9:35:32 AM

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"chris pronger anyone?"

Chris Pronger didn't become the Chris Pronger that you're spooging over until he went to St. Louis and had his ass kicked into shape by Mike Keenan. If he'd stayed in Hartford he'd have been the defense's version of Jeff Drunk'Neill and wouldn't have amounted to shit except for one good season and a fistful of DUIs.

3/27/2007 11:30:46 AM

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"thought brindys wife cheated on him."

correct, see: the time Brindy knocked the shit out of Lindros

3/27/2007 11:37:30 AM

Yeah, basically, the story goes that Eric Lindros was sleeping with Brind'Amour's wife. The Flyers sure as shit weren't going to trade Lindros, so they sent Brindy here. Pretty sure the guy has been single ever since.

Of course, the funny thing is the only thing Lindros rules now is the shitter, whereas Brind'Amour is a champion and one of the best captains and two way players in the game.

3/27/2007 11:49:57 AM

if we are going to talk player rumors, I've always heard Aaron Ward got traded from detroit for fuckin bowman's daughter

3/27/2007 12:44:14 PM

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"the time Brindy knocked the shit out of Lindros"

Proof plz.

I've heard about six different versions of that story, and the Brind'amours didn't split up until well after the Warchief was traded here, so I'm going to call bullshit on you.

3/27/2007 12:51:46 PM

Well it's certainly possible that it's just an epic urban legend, but it always made sense to me.

3/27/2007 1:18:42 PM

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"Well it's certainly possible that it's just an epic urban legend"

I'd have to say so, considering that the most popular variation has Lindros getting his sixth concussion at the Warchief's hands post-trade--which I always found amusing, considering that dome-crack number six was given to Lindros courtesy of Francis Lessard in front of multiple witnesses during a practice.

3/27/2007 1:40:59 PM

Hell the one I had always heard was that Lessard hit him in practice because of the Brind'Amour situation

3/27/2007 2:48:00 PM

Jack Johnson is so worthless that message board threads made about him just turn into discussions about which players are screwing which players' wives.

3/27/2007 3:44:47 PM

ZING

3/27/2007 3:46:00 PM

hahaha

3/27/2007 4:09:41 PM

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"Fuck that guy and his dad."

3/27/2007 7:49:21 PM

Welcome to the league, jackass.

http://tinyurl.com/334j52

3/30/2007 11:18:17 AM

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"Fuck that guy and his dad."

3/30/2007 11:26:27 AM

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"Fuck that guy and his dad."

i can't believe you people. that kid is going to be damn good once he develops. anybody else recall a time that the hurricanes sucked a kid out of college after his first year? david tanabe ring a bell? the kid definitely had potential, but had no business leaving college. and look at him now....a journeyman. quite frankly, with jim rutherford's track record of bonehead decisions, i wouldn't trust him to let me develop properly either. gg jack

3/30/2007 11:50:21 AM

He had no business playing college hockey this year, either. I know you watched him. He was bored and didn't have to skate hard to go end-to-end on most teams. Playing college hockey has done him no good at all. I don't have an issue with the fact that he said he wanted to stay in school, and JR thought he was throwing his development away (not to mention the dad issues) and decided to deal him. What I do have an issue with is all the shit he threw at this team and market WHILE WE WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS about dreaming of a Michigan experience and winning the NCAA championship and staying in school, only to bolt for six games with a last place team because "his senior friends are gone."

3/30/2007 11:52:10 AM

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"and staying in school"

red berenson will castrate him if he doesn't eventually get his degree. no worries on that front. and yes it is kind of shitty how he bolted when it didn't pan out at michigan, but then again it is his career, not rutherford's. maybe the kid realized that college wasn't a challenge anymore after his second year like you said. if he thinks that u of m doesn't have a chance next year, why stick around?

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"and JR thought he was throwing his development away"

i'd argue that point. when you're under a damn good coach like red berenson (or a handfull of others), you're still developing...albeit not necessarily as fast as an impatient GM such as rutherford would like.

although i definitely would be calling the kid a bitch if he pulled an eric lindros and had just refused to play for the hurricanes because he didn't like them

[Edited on March 30, 2007 at 12:17 PM. Reason : f]

3/30/2007 12:06:40 PM