I don't think they are shutting Johnny down because they're being physical. I don't see him getting leveled, I don't see him losing puck battles (cause he's never in them).
He's just not getting the time and space, he's over thinking, over passing, not playing with confidence. He is still developing and learning.
His shot is deadly accurate, when he gains some more strength and shoots more often he will hit a new level. Trading him at this point would be crazy IMO.
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