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Audio: Quick hits with Jack Johnson

Jon RosenJanuary 21, 201427 Comments

Columbus defenseman Jack Johnson joined LA Kings Insider following the Blue Jackets' morning skate Tuesday morning to discuss the offensive surge that has accompanied Columbus' winning streak before articulating on the environment of playing against his former team and what a Stadium Series outdoor ... Full Story

February 15 postgame quotes: Columbus

Jon RosenFebruary 15, 201316 Comments

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Head Coach Todd Richards, on Friday’s game: “We didn’t win a lot of battles tonight. There was more urgency in their game than there was in ours. As far as winning those 1-on-1 battles in the offensive zones, we were spending more time in our defensive zone, using up our energy.” ... Full Story

Jack Johnson: “It’s just another game now”

Jon RosenFebruary 14, 2013187 Comments

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Chatting with Jack Johnson for the second time in two weeks, it’s fairly apparent that his days as a Los Angeles King are well in his past. The lockout may have shrouded the length of time due to half a season being missed, but he has been a Columbus Blue Jacket for nearly a full calendar year. The ... Full Story

Jack Johnson, the “horse” in Columbus

Jon RosenFebruary 5, 201376 Comments

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Jack Johnson recorded 34:59 of ice time in Columbus’ 4-2 win over Detroit on Saturday night. This I learned, thanks to a tweet by Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, was the most minutes logged in a regular season NHL game since Dan Boyle of Tampa Bay took the ice for 37:03 in a game against B... Full Story

School ties for Greene, Johnson

Rich HammondMarch 31, 201123 Comments

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It doesn't seem as though the ``Frozen Four'' will lead to a Cold War in the Kings' locker room. Among the four teams remaining in the NCAA hockey tournament are North Dakota (Matt Greene's school) and the University of Michigan (Jack Johnson's school) and they will meet in next Thursday's national ... Full Story

Johnson postgame quotes

Rich HammondFebruary 24, 201112 Comments

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Jack Johnson's postgame thoughts…  (on the game…) JOHNSON: ``I thought our power play was doing well. I thought our penalty kill was great. I think just, in general, we were moving well. I think they made some adjustments, and we had to make adjustments in the third too. I think once they realiz... Full Story

Johnson postgame quotes

Rich HammondFebruary 2, 201116 Comments

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Jack Johnson's postgame thoughts… (on the two power-play goals…) JOHNSON: ``I thought we had good movement. Guys were shooting when they could, and I thought that was the biggest thing. I thought we moved well, and moved the puck well. Everyone was in sync.'' (on his power-play partnership wi... Full Story

Johnson postgame quotes

Rich HammondJanuary 26, 201115 Comments

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Jack Johnson's postgame thoughts… (on the shootout…) JOHNSON: ``It makes it a lot harder, no question. I think the whole point of getting a point in overtime is to make it a little more wide open and take chances. I think that was the whole point of why it was put in place, to go for the win and... Full Story

Undisputed: Jack Johnson

Rich HammondJanuary 14, 201119 Comments

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You might remember, a couple weeks back, the trailer video for the ``Undisputed'' video series that the Kings' video staff has been working on this season. Well, the first episode has now been released, and it centers around Jack Johnson. It's the first of an eight-part series, and each video will h... Full Story

Johnson’s play has been on point(s)

Rich HammondJanuary 12, 201119 Comments

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As noted in yesterday's discussions, a case could be made for Jack Johnson's inclusion on the NHL All-Star team. The selection for defensemen isn't all about scoring, of course, but Johnson does rank in the top six among NHL defensemen this season in points (31, tied for sixth) and assists (27, tied... Full Story

The times, they have a-changed

Rich HammondJanuary 10, 201149 Comments

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There have been plenty of good-natured jokes about Jack Johnson buying meals and gifts for teammates after Johnson agreed to a seven-year contract extension on Saturday, but really, all sides have remained focused on the business at hand. Terry Murray wanted to make sure of that in a recent chat wit... Full Story

`Dream pair’ might have to wait a while

Rich HammondJanuary 9, 201134 Comments

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Jack Johnson's new seven-year contract extension with the Kings means that he will be around a while, and so will Drew Doughty. The question then, going forward, is, what does the on-ice future hold for each of the young defensemen? Should they play together, or be split up and help form two strong ... Full Story

Lombardi talks Johnson contract

Rich HammondJanuary 9, 201180 Comments

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It's been a busy night, with Jack Johnson signing his seven-year, $30.5-million contract extension and the Kings beating Columbus, so I'll try to re-set the table a little bit. Here are the links to the items on Johnson's contract from tonight, followed by Dean Lombardi's extensive comments about th... Full Story