Avs' Johnson Snaps 22-Game Goal Drought: Erik Johnson snapped a 22-game goal drought with his second goal of the season in Saturday's loss to the Blues. It came on the power play. (Updated 02/11/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
It was also his first point in nine games and 20th in 51 games on the year. He certainly won't match his sophomore total of 39 points this season and we're beginning to wonder if he isn't just another Jay Bouwmeester. Not that there's anything wrong with that but it pretty much sucks in most fantasy formats. (Updated 02/11/2012).
02/11/2012 23:09 Perron, Blues beat Avs in OT
Carlo Colaiacovo scored 3:18 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.
After two and a half underwhelming seasons in St. Louis, the Blues finally decided to pull the plug on Johnson, their first overall draft pick in 2006, sending him to the Avs in a deal that saw Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk go the other way. The Avs are hoping that a change of scenery will do Johnson some good, and that he finally develops into the blue-chip, puck-moving defenseman he was projected to be, back when he was drawing comparisons to a young Chris Pronger. In order to achieve that, he will have to do better than the 30-plus point seasons he's been putting up the last three years. For now, he will continue to be the No.1 guy on the Avs' blue line and run their power play, but with blue chip prospects like Stefan Elliott, Tyson Barrie and Duncan Siemens rising quickly through the ranks, Johnson is running out of time to prove he can be The Man in Denver. (Updated 10/4/11)