‘“He needs to be noticed,” Ruff said of Johnson, who sustained a lower-body injury in training camp last season, and spent the bulk of his time in Rochester. “He needs to be hard to play against. Use the legs. Be physical. He answered the call on all of those. I think he can kill penalties with those legs. He can play against the top players if he stays under control. He understands there’s a way to get there, and to be a regular player.”’