Wyatt Johnston, emerging young… playoff choker?

[Antiillafire]

Just 1 goal, no assists since the Colorado series concluded. -17 in the playoffs. Was he body swapped by another unknown look alike after the Avalanche series?

 

[BKarchitect]

Considering this is his age 21 season, he has improved every year, that he scored 10 goals and 16 points in the post-season just last year and he’s being asked to also still be one of their top PKers and special teams players - I think we can safely chalk this up to a young star having a very rough couple of rounds while being asked to do a ton…and skip any hyperbole.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

My guess is he's playing through a severe injury.

 

[syz]

Was great last year so I wouldn't be too worried. But yea he's been scored on 28 times in the playoffs so far this season, which is 10 goals more than Dallas' next closest forward. Probably shouldn't be on the PK, if nothing else.

 

[PistolPete]

Just 1 goal, no assists since the Colorado series concluded. -17 in the playoffs. Was he body swapped by another unknown look alike after the Avalanche series?

God forbid a player have an off year

Be honest, you don't believe this, you just wanted to throw out a TMZ headline thread to stir things up, right?

 

[centipede2233]

Following the path of Mitch money marner.

 

[nerevarine]

Sure he hasn't looked great but has any dallas forward in the wcf?

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Now do the veterans.

 

[PistolPete]

Now do the veterans.

Not as much of a stirring the toilet bowl kind of topic

 

[PistolPete]

Sure he hasn't looked great but has any dallas forward in the wcf?

Mike Modano.

(You didn't specify what year)

 

[Fatass]

I think after the Oilers end the series next game we will hear Johnson is playing injured. And if it was regular season he would have been shut down.

 

[GlitchMarner]

Following the path of Mitch money marner.

I think I've heard Marner was his favorite player...

At least Marner isn't a defensive liability.


Johnston is very young and I assume he's playing hurt, though. He was good in last year's playoffs.

Then again, Mitch looked good in the playoffs early on as well. We'll see what happens.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

My guess is he's playing through a severe injury.

Is there anything specific about his game that has you saying that? There will usually be telltale signs. Tonight on the PK he definitely showed speed and quickness.

 

[avocadosmoothie]

he's cooked, Wyatt Johnston for Connor Brown 1:1

 

[Tobias Kahun]

The OP is wrong.

hes actually -18.

 

[UpHere]

young guy figuring out playoff hockey is harder than game 35 hockey - this is new and shocking

 

[OG Eberle]

It must suck walking through life, watching a young star on a conference finals team, and feeling the need to immediately label their entire career over a 10 game stretch in a public forum as a failure/choker.

Having that level of despair must be crushingly heavy to carry throughout every interaction in life.

 

[Turin]

Nah. Players have good playoffs and bad. It's not a pattern for him

 

[Cup Or Bust]

Dallas has a lot of depth and veteran players also. Lots of blame to go around. Edmonton still needs to win one more game.

 

[Kcb12345]

Tough run this time but he's got like 3-4 series clinching goals in his young career and a goal in every game 7 he's played in. He will be fine

 

[ORRFForever]

I wonder what the OP was accomplishing at the age of 21 ?

 

[WarriorofTime]

There are not a lot of kids on ELCs in the postseason. Playoff hockey is for more veteran players typically.

 

[Dust]

He was one of Dallas better postseason players last year, just seems to be having a rough go of it this year. Coaching staff still seems to put him out there in the important situations, so have to think it's not injuries.

 

[Azzuri]

Dude scores like crazy in Game 7s and some smooth brain actually makes this thread. Incredible

 

[ManByng]

Johnston's numbers are decent in the playoffs but low for him for sure at
GP 17 4-4-8 but he's a ghastly -18 !! Yikes !!