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Johnson, 33, had three seasons remaining on a
five-year, $16.25 million contract he signed on July 1, 2018. He
will account for a $1.2 million cap hit in 2020-21 and 2021-22,
a $1.9 million cap hit in 2022-23, and a $917,000 cap hit for
the final three seasons, according to CapFriendly.
Johnson, who will become an unrestricted free agent on Friday,
recorded 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 67 games this
past season. He was held without a point in four games during
Pittsburgh's qualifying-round loss to Montreal.
Johnson has collected 302 points (70 goals, 232 assists) in 937
career games with the Los Angeles Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets
and Penguins. He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes with
the third overall pick of the 2005 NHL Draft.
Two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray was one of
five pending restricted free agents extended a qualifying offer
by the Penguins. He shared time with Tristan Jarry, who signed a
three-year, $10.5 million contract on Saturday.
Pittsburgh also issued qualifying offers to pending restricted
free-agent forwards Pontus Aberg, Anthony Angello, Sam Lafferty
and Sam Miletic.
Forwards Graham Knott and Dominik Simon, as well as defenseman
John Nyberg, did not receive qualifying offers. They will become
unrestricted free agents on Friday.
--Field Level Media
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