Stephen Johns sent a message this past weekend when he was sent down to the Texas Stars of the AHL: I belong in the NHL. He placed an exclamation point on his message with three goals in the two games he appeared in, including an overtime game winner, a power play goal, and a short-handed goal.
Johns did exactly what the Stars needed him to do. He went down, had a good attitude about the assignment, and found a little bit more of his game. He played better with the puck and found some offense along the way.