Ross Johnston knows what is at stake, and that is why Tuesday’s preseason opener was so vital for the 29-year-old enforcer.
The writing has been on the wall since last season, when despite the Islanders suffering a number of injuries throughout the lineup, Johnston could not get into game action more than 16 times.
Now, as he enters the second season of a four-year, $4.4 million contract, it does not take an expert to know that Johnston is fighting for his spot with the Islanders.was his first chance this year to show he can be more than just an enforcer. Islanders left wing Ross Johnston was given a four-minute penalty for his hit on Rangers center Vincent Trocheck during their preseason loss.Then he fought Matt Rempe in the second period, getting him back for a hit that laid out Isaiah George.“I love the fight,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “Certainly he does fill a role for us and he does his job. I don’t know if you ever love a four-minute penalty.
“I think it’s easy to tell you that [not playing] doesn’t get frustrating and you always want to stay the course, but it’s just not true,” Johnston told The Post in the run-up to Tuesday’s match. “We’re 23 competitive humans that got to the NHL because we’re exactly that: competitive. When you’re not in the lineup, you’re not happy and you are frustrated.”George, who made his preseason debut, missed the end of the first period following the hit by Rempe but returned to the game.
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