Jack Johnson Trade Rumors

The best defenseman available for the 2012 NHL Trade Deadline is Jack Johnson of the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings are struggling to produce offense, evident by a 1 - 0 shutout loss courtesy of the Phoenix Coyotes.

GM Dean Lombardi is experienced at making a splash before trade deadline and is actively shopping Johnson who has a cap hit of $4.36 million until the year 2018. The Los Angeles Kings are last in the NHL for goals scored and Lombardi is under pressure to trade Jack Johnson to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Rick Nash or Jeff Carter or to the Edmonton Oilers for Ales Hemsky.