Chad Johnson pouts

[Wyldnwoody44]

There ya go

 

New thread

 

Chad says he sucked because the team sucked.

 

They need to do Tai chi....

From the Buffalo News

 

Buffalo Sabres backup goalie Chad Johnson, an unrestricted free agent, said he's interested in returning to Buffalo but has to be shown the team is willing to make changes.

 

"I know I can be a good goalie in this league and I showed that when things were the way they should be," Johnson said at locker cleanout day Monday. "I have to see the change, whether it's through players or somehow convince me through contract, through whatever it is, to come back."

 

Johnson finished with a 10-17-3 record, .891 save percentage and 3.55 goals against average in 36 games and 29 starts. All three statistics regressed from last season, when he played the same amount of games with the Calgary Flames.

 

"For a lot of games, for like 20 out of 29, it just seemed like a mess," Johnson said. "Things need to obviously change for a goalie to have success. You look at any team, if they play the way that we play ... I think any goalie, whether you're Pekka Rinne or (Andrei) Vasilevskiy, if a team doesn't play a certain basic standard, it's going to be a mess."

 

As Johnson heads to free agency, he said he hopes teams understand the context of his decreased numbers.

 

 

From brawndo

[Randall Flagg]

Chad, you were terrible. Own it. Even if you're right, you sucked too and it looks pathetic

[WildCard]

Pretty much the exact opposite of what O'Reilly did. I guess if you hated what RoR said you should love this

[Taro T]

So, rather than Ocho Stinko, he was Stuart Smalley?

 

:unsure:

[Wyldnwoody44]

Of all people..... Chad Johnson has the stones to come out.

 

Who's next, Nolan?!

[LGR4GM]

First, Chad let it some crap. second, He's right and wrong.

Edited April 9, 2018 by Skurk Liger

[Brawndo]

The interview, in all its glory

 

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/chad-johnson-4918/t-277437090/c-59737603?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

[GASabresIUFAN]

Bye Chad. Thanks for coming.  

[dudacek]

So if Chad is right, this must mean Lehner is the best goalie in the league.

This really puts a lot of pressure on Botterill to make some changes. Can’t afford to let Chad walk.

 

 

We’ll talk some more after you make a save Chad.

Edited April 9, 2018 by dudacek

[North Buffalo]

why listen to this milky toast

[Drunkard]

He's probably not wrong, but I'd say the chances of him coming back now hover around zero percent from a less than 10 percent chance before this. He won't be missed, other than maybe by Doohickie.

Edited April 9, 2018 by Alkoholist

[Guest]

Hey Chad, you sucked because you suck!!! Idiot

[That Aud Smell]

Bad look, Johnny.

 

Haven’t heard a Buffalo goalie throw teammates under the bus like that since Miller talked about failures of backside support.

[Weave]

Even Chad Johnson doesn't want into this environment.  Quite a hockey heaven that has been built here.

[Radar]

There ya go

New thread

Chad says he sucked because the team sucked.

They need to do Tai chi....From the Buffalo News

Buffalo Sabres backup goalie Chad Johnson, an unrestricted free agent, said he's interested in returning to Buffalo but has to be shown the team is willing to make changes.

"I know I can be a good goalie in this league and I showed that when things were the way they should be," Johnson said at locker cleanout day Monday. "I have to see the change, whether it's through players or somehow convince me through contract, through whatever it is, to come back."

Johnson finished with a 10-17-3 record, .891 save percentage and 3.55 goals against average in 36 games and 29 starts. All three statistics regressed from last season, when he played the same amount of games with the Calgary Flames.

"For a lot of games, for like 20 out of 29, it just seemed like a mess," Johnson said. "Things need to obviously change for a goalie to have success. You look at any team, if they play the way that we play ... I think any goalie, whether you're Pekka Rinne or (Andrei) Vasilevskiy, if a team doesn't play a certain basic standard, it's going to be a mess."

As Johnson heads to free agency, he said he hopes teams understand the context of his decreased numbers.

From brawndo

Or through contract? Doesn't that say it all, Chad? See ya!

[darksabre]

Bad look, Johnny.

 

Haven’t heard a Buffalo goalie throw teammates under the bus like that since Miller talked about failures of backside support.

Was Miller wrong?

[Jacque Richard]

Even Chad Johnson doesn't want into this environment.  Quite a hockey heaven that has been built here.

Oh well it was nice then.

[Radar]

Even Chad Johnson doesn't want into this environment.  Quite a hockey heaven that has been built here.

Ah, but with the "contract" it appears hockey heaven is well intact. Money, my man, turns hell to heaven for these guys.

[Jsixspd]

Even Chad Johnson doesn't want into this environment.  Quite a hockey heaven that has been built here.

The Sabres organization stinks to high hockey heaven!  

[WildCard]

Surprised nobody is on Johsnson's side for this. We've spent all season bashing this team, and our garbage defense, then we bash RoR for his comments, but when Chad basically says what we're all thinking...we bash Chad? Sure, he sucked too, but he's right in saying that this team blows and routinely didn't do basic aspects of playing a hockey game

[North Buffalo]

Chad dont let the door hit you were the Lord Casey split you!

[darksabre]

Surprised nobody is on Johsnson's side for this. We've spent all season bashing this team, and our garbage defense, then we bash RoR for his comments, but when Chad basically says what we're all thinking...we bash Chad? Sure, he sucked too, but he's right in saying that this team blows and routinely didn't do basic aspects of playing a hockey game

I agree with Johnson. I just don't think it matters much.

[Randall Flagg]

Chad literally said that he needs to see what kind of changes we make before he blesses us with his presence next year, and implied that he was fine and it was all the D's fault. 

Chad, not only did you get far more goal support than the other goalie on this team, who also sucks, but you did far worse with it. Relative to league average, your stats are orders of magnitude off compared to the metrics of the defense. While you're right that they're bad and need to be fixed, right off with that garbage. 

[Sabel79]

Surprised nobody is on Johsnson's side for this. We've spent all season bashing this team, and our garbage defense, then we bash RoR for his comments, but when Chad basically says what we're all thinking...we bash Chad? Sure, he sucked too, but he's right in saying that this team blows and routinely didn't do basic aspects of playing a hockey game

This is the exact same thing that infuriated me about the infamous Mike Weber interview after that Arizona game. Have a little bit of self-awareness, man. You're not somehow not part of the problem. Not a good look, as was said upthread.

Edited April 10, 2018 by Sabel79

[LGR4GM]

Bye Johnson.