Erik Johnson’s road to 900 career games has been slowed by injuries, but the 34-year-old hopes he can make it to 1,000. by BennettDurando
scans the Avalanche locker room, he can easily find someone to unfairly compare himself against.
“Me and Cogs were rookies the same year in 2007,” Johnson pointed out Wednesday before playing his 900th career game. “And he has, like, 300 more games played than me.” Andrew Cogliano has appeared in 281 more games, to be precise, but he’s a rare case anyway. He once played in 830 consecutive games, the seventh-longest Iron Man streak in NHL history. “He’s got the magic potion or something,” Johnson quipped.
Johnson hasn’t been as fortunate, dealing with injuries throughout his 15-year career. So he understands that milestones like this shouldn’t be taken for granted, especially in the midst of an age-34 season that has felt “really good” physically for him, he told The Post.He also joked that his mom congratulated him on his 899th game Monday. The defenseman has not only been appearing in games this season; he’s averaging 25 seconds more ice time than he did last season.
in Calgary — the Avs have leaned on Johnson as a second-pairing blueliner. The former No. 1 overall draft pick has seven assists.
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