Boston Bruins backup goaltender Chad Johnson, who arrived over the summer on a one-year pact, has needed less than a month to double his sample size from the previous seven-and-a-half weeks. That was precisely what he did beginning on Nov. 30 and running through this past Thursday, making four starts and putting in an additional appearance in that span.
The more ink he puts on his transcript, the more Johnson can control whether he remains a rental or earns a renewal for the 2014-15 season. Going into this campaign, it looked like he would be little more than a bridge-year backup while Niklas Svedberg spent most of 2013-14 grooming his game in Providence.
In the wake of what one could arguably declare his first real dud in eight starts, Johnson naturally has ample time to garner an extension with the Bruins. However, he will likely need a little outside help in the form of stunted growth on Svedberg’s part.
He will also need to prove he can curb an influx of negativity if and when his workload increases over the remaining 46 games on Boston’s regular-season schedule. The first reckonable blemish on his burgeoning Bruins transcript is ...
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Does Chad Johnson Have a Future with the Boston Bruins Beyond 2013-14?
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