Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
He’s a big part of the Moose backend with a solid shot to eventually becoming a piece for the Jets on the right-side, today the folks at CapFriendly announced that the Jets had come to terms with 2017 3rd rounder Johnny Kovacevic on a one-year, two-way deal worth 750 in NHL and 90K in AHL.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)
The 6’5 blueliner was an instrumental part of the top pairing for the Moose last season alongside first-year pro (and fellow 2017 draft classman) Dylan Samberg. The twin towers worked extremely well together and Kovacevic was a big part of why the backend for Manitoba was so solid. In one contest last season the Moose started the game with five defenceman (including a forward playing D in just his third ever AHL game) which resulted in the second-year pro playing 38 minutes in a Manitoba win.
He took big strides (no pun intended) and could earn himself a good shot with the Jets.
Tough news for the prospect given how things were progressing since his last recall.
He isn't gonna play in any of the four remaining regular season games.
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