Senators acquire Jonas Johansson from Lightning

The Ottawa Senators filled a newly created need on Friday night when they swung a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning to acquire goalie Jonas Johansson in exchange for future considerations. The Senators were facing a shortage of goaltending depth behind veteran starter Linus Ullmark after the club placed Leevi Merilainen on waivers Thursday. Merilainen was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks Friday. Johansson, 31, has spent the past three years serving as Andrei Vasilevskiy’s backup with the Lightning. While seeing a limited workload due to Vasilevskiy’s propensity to start a high volume of games, Johansson has been a bit below…