On July 6, the Buffalo Sabres announced the signing of forward Marcus Johansson. The move seemed moderate at the time; surely Johansson would be able to help fill out some of the team’s lack of depth, but the significance didn’t appear to have as much weight as some may have liked.
The move made Buffalo the Swede’s third team in three seasons. Since leaving the Washington Capitals, Johansson played a year and a half in New Jersey before spending the end of last year in Boston. It was a good run; the organizations Johansson found himself on each had their own measure of success.