.promo_edge:after { Despite some reported interest from the team early in the offseason, the price tag was always expected to be too high to make a return to the Capitals. Johansson is currently in Sweden with his family as he prepares for the upcoming season and has been surrounded with a couple of other Wild players: Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. The Wild used their final two picks to move up into the fifth round to pick the Czech forward. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. Johansson, signed as a free agent by Buffalo in July 2019, had only nine goals and 21 assists and was a minus-12 in 60 games last season. In all, he scored four goals and seven assists in 22 games as the Bruins fell just one win short of the Stanley Cup. The Sabres signed him hoping he could play center, but he did not thrive in that role. One day after making sure Jonas Brodin stayed in Minnesota by signing the defenseman to a seven-year contract extension, Wild general manager Bill Guerin made a surprise move by dealing center Eric Staal to the Buffalo Sabres for forward Marcus Johansson. He tends to be more of pass-first player that could pair well playing alongside Kevin Fiala or Kirill Kaprizov, who both tend to like to be the puck driver on their respective lines. }. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please call 1-800-GAMBLER. Contract: 2 yr (s) / $9,000,000 Or should I say to Minnesota fans of old and young. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. Keep in mind, both Johansson and Bjugstad have played wing at one point or another over stretches of their careers, so if in fact the team does acquire another center without shipping one back the other way as Guerin did Wednesday afternoon, one of either Johansson or Bjugstad could start opening night on the wing in a Minnesota Wild sweater. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. The trade came as a shock Wednesday afternoon as Bill Guerin continued to put his stamp on this team going forward, and it seems he is targeting younger and faster players. opacity:1; After their first-round exit, general manager Brian MacLellan had plenty of time to consider what offseason adjustments the team needed to make in order to compete for the Stanley Cup again in 2019-20. In 60 games played this season, Johansson scored nine goals and added 21 assists to combine for 30 points. The culture is without a doubt changing in Minnesota. Selected by the Capitals 24th overall in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Landskrona, Sweden native was coming off a World Junior Championship silver medal. Marcus Johansson signed a 2 year / $9,000,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres, including $9,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,500,000. ... Video: Marcus Johansson 's OT goal lifts Caps to series win. This web site is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. His 2018-19 campaign two seasons ago was split between the Devils and Bruins after being traded on the trade deadline for a second-round pick in 2019 and a fourth-round pick in 2020. As he was excelling on the game’s biggest stage, it was expected that Johansson would be able to cash-in on his next deal. Johansson is coming in and veteran Eric Staal is heading to Buffalo. The Caps signed free agents Richard Panik, Garnet Hathaway and Brendan Leipisic. Wild re-sign Kyle Rau, Matt Bartkowski to one-year deals, 2020 NHL Draft: Wild select Daemon Hunt 65th overall. Both players will be entering the final season of their contracts, although Johansson (29) is six years younger than Staal (35). Marcus Johansson signed a 2 year / $9,000,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres, including $9,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,500,000. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. ... as the team was not going to offer the 15-year veteran another contract to play for the Wild. I always admired his skill set and the things that he was able to do on the power play with that talented group of guys.” Wild trade Eric Staal to Sabres, acquire Marcus Johansson. The left-shot Swede never found his niche during his first season in Buffalo. Marcus Johansson, 26, from Sweden ÍA Akranes, since 2018 Centre-Back Market value: £135Th. “If I don’t make moves, we’re just going to stay the same, and that’s not the idea,” pronounced Bill Guerin Wednesday night. The 29-year old has spent parts of 10 seasons in the NHL, playing in 648 games while playing for four separate franchises — the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Buffalo Sabres. That season, he finished 18th in voting for the Lady Byng and 30th for the Selke while posting a 52.9% Corsi For at even strength. At $4.5 million per year, that’s just not a move that would have made sense for Washington. Marcus Johansson has finally signed and no, he is not coming back to Washington. On Saturday, that proved true. Jordan Greenway, Kaapo Kahkonen among restricted free agents qualified by Minnesota. With Guerin shaking things up at the center position over the past week or so, as the team sits now, Minnesota’s center depth chart consists of Joel Eriksson Ek, newly acquired faces in Johansson and Bjugstad, Nico Sturm, and possibly Victor Rask.