Litter Box Cats, a Florida Panthers community

Ryan Johnson has not played well in the last couple of years. He has hurt the Vancouver Canucks. He has done so in a minor role with limited ice time, so his damage is not as big as players who play more frequently, but he has nevertheless hurt the team. Vancouver would be better served with somebody more competent in Ryan Johnson’s spot and they will likely have that next season as Johnson remains an unsigned UFA. Ryan Johnson is the worst player in the NHL at puck possession. That is pretty damning.

Like any great teacher-student relationship, that student usually must achieve his final triumph without his/her mentor. So this is how I have digested the events of our family’s loss. I am convinced that somehow, someway, the 32 years of our journey together, will culminate into one final moment — that moment being the day I can take Lord Stanley’s Cup back to that grassy knoll on Oliver Lake in Thunder Bay.

Vigneault said Wednesday that checking centre Ryan Johnson, who crashed frighteningly into the boards against the Red Wings, was discharged from hospital late Tuesday night and wanted to practise with teammates on Wednesday.
Johnson hit his head after losing an edge during a high-speed puck chase and is expected to be out a minimum of one week in accordance with the National Hockey League protocol on concussions.