Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te tau 2001, i tīpakohia a Johnson e ngā Ottawa Senators i te rauna tuawaru o te NHL draft
He aha? I whiriwhiria e ia kia noho tonu ki te Whare Wananga o Boston, a kaore ia e uru atu ki te whakahaere Senators tae noa ki te 2003, i te wa i neke atu ai ia ki ta raatau hononga AHL, nga Binghamton Senators.