Marcus Johansson, the best remaining free agent forward on the market, has found his new team. Johansson signed a two-year, $9 million deal with the Buffalo Sabres, continuing his recent tour of East Coast teams.
Sportsnet’s David Amber was the first to report the news.
Buffalo will mark the fourth different Eastern Conference team Johansson has played for since 2017.
Marcus Johansson is an unrestricted free agent this summer. He will be one of the most popular players on the market.
Sportsnet analyst Nick Kypreos spoke about Johansson’s availability during the latest episode of the Prime Time Sports podcast with Bob McCown, Stephen Brunt, and Richard Deitsch.
Kypreos believes the Capitals would like to bring Mojo back.
By Brennin Weiswerda and Ian Oland 3 months ago
As the Boston Bruins prepare for Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, Marcus Johansson is one of two former Capitals left standing in the playoffs.
After the trade deadline when he was dealt to the team that had injured him yet again, I wondered how MoJo would fit into the B’s lineup successfully in such a short amount of time. Lucky for us, former Caps bench boss Bruce Cassidy has deployed Johansson in a role we know well: as a primary distributor for crash and bang forwards, and as a lethal producer on the power play.
By Julia Karron 3 months ago
Former Capital Marcus Johansson scored his first ever point in a Stanley Cup Final game on Saturday night with a smart assist on a goal by Charlie Coyle.
Johansson was named the second star of the night for Game One despite not registering a point, and it seemed like only a matter of time before one finally went in for the former Capital.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 months ago
Former Capital Marcus Johansson had a huge impact for the Boston Bruins in the first game of the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues. While he didn’t register any points in the Bruins 4-2 win, his play, especially during the first half of the game, earned him second star of the night.
Johansson was traded to the Devils the summer before the Capitals’ successful run to the Cup in 2017-18, then in February 2019 was traded to the Bruins, making this the 28-year-old Swede’s first Stanley Cup Final game.
He is the last former Capitals player left in the playoffs.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 months ago
A late surprise for the Boston Bruins as they prepare for Game Two against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. Deadline-pickup and ex-Caps forward Marcus Johansson is missing from the lineup.
According to the Bruins, Johansson is sick.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
The Champ Champ was here.
Conor McGregor, the UFC’s former featherweight and lightweight champion, dropped by two liquor stores in Maryland and Pennslyvania on Friday to promote Proper No. Twelve, an Irish whiskey company he founded and owns.
Cranbrook Liquors, located in Cockeysville, Maryland (near Baltimore), posted photos from the appearance, which includes a pic taken with a Caps fan.
Marcus Johansson has had a run of terrrible luck since he left the Capitals in 2017. His most recent episode came on the heels of his trade to the Boston Bruins, when Johansson took a hard hit from Michael Ferland during a game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Johansson left the game and was taken to the hospital, where he was kept overnight.
Johansson has now been discharged, and the team has closed that he has suffered a lung contusion.
By Brennin Weiswerda 6 months ago
In just his fourth game as a Boston Bruin, ex-Cap Marcus Johansson has been injured. Facing the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night, Johansson collided hard with Micheal Ferland and fell to the ice.
Johansson did not return to the game.
By Peter Hassett 6 months ago
Despite the rumored interest, former Capital Marcus Johansson did not return to Washington DC during Monday’s trade deadline.
Instead, New Jersey traded the Swedish forward to the most awkward possible place possible: the Boston Bruins.
By Ian Oland 7 months ago
