{"id":115752,"date":"2021-07-27T22:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T02:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=115752"},"modified":"2021-07-27T22:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T02:38:01","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-acquire-tyler-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/27\/chicago-blackhawks-acquire-tyler-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks Acquire Tyler Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Johnson<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>. Tampa receives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/seabrbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent Seabrook<\/a> in return. In addition to Johnson, Chicago will also receive a second-round selection in the 2023 draft. Emily Kaplan announced the move late Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: Tyler Johnson is headed to the Chicago Blackhawks. <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay traded Johnson and their 2023 second round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brent Seabrook, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilymkaplan\/status\/1420205512919027717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Johnson<\/a> Acquired By Chicago<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson managed to overcome trade rumours during the regular season to post another respectable campaign on a deep Lightning squad. The 30-year-old skater posted eight goals and 22 points in 55 games. Those are career-worst numbers, but they came in just 13:40 of ice time per night. Johnson still had excellent possession numbers with a 55.5 percent Corsi For and 4.5 relative Corsi.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington native has carved out an excellent career with the Lightning despite not being drafted. He debuted in 2012-13 and has been a steady presence ever since. Johnson has 161 goals and 361 points in 589 games and has been an important figure in both of Tampa Bay&#8217;s Stanley Cup runs. It is a shame his run in Florida comes to an end due to salary constraints, but he leaves the only franchise he&#8217;s known as one of the 10 most productive skaters in franchise history for the moment.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means For The Future<\/h3>\n<p>Chicago seems to be looking squarely at a playoff birth in 2021-22. Johnson is just the latest acquisition after several offseason <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/07\/23\/seth-jones-traded-to-blackjawks\/\" target=\"_self\">trades<\/a>. Johnson won&#8217;t dominate on his own as a third-line centre, but he is a good addition when combined with players such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Jones<\/a>. The Blackhawks might still struggle to stop opponents, but there is little question that their offence should be respectable. That is especially true if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/toewsjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Toews<\/a> returns with no lingering effects of his injury.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa receives absolutely nothing in return, but a lack of cap space forced this move. Seabrook will move immediately one of the injured reserve lists and not impact the team&#8217;s ability to make further moves. The Lightning are still slightly over the cap ceiling of $81.5 million at the moment, so do not be surprised if at least one other secondary player is traded. In addition, this always the Lightning some more flexibility to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pointbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brayden Point<\/a> who is due a new contract soon as well.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"p6N5-nM9QYNGaH7FhUnkFw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1326838643\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'p6N5-nM9QYNGaH7FhUnkFw',sig:'wAq7skWxhqcFWFde1kYYtKsjA-3XQHWe9TYwDrHt2Lo=',w:'594px',h:'413px',items:'1326838643',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Tyler Johnson from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa receives Brent Seabrook in return. In addition to Johnson, Chicago will also receive a second-round selection in the 2023 draft. Emily Kaplan announced the move late Tuesday night. NEWS: Tyler Johnson is headed to the Chicago Blackhawks. 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