Sabres Signing Marcus Johansson 2 years 4.5 Million AAV

[Brawndo]

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by Brawndo

[Randall Flagg]

Huh. That's a solid deal, no? 

[WildCard]

There's our 2C?

[Brawndo]

Just now, Randall Flagg said:

Huh. That's a solid deal, no? 

Per Vogl his original ask was 5 years 5 Million. This works very well 

[Scottysabres]

There we go. 2c in the bag.

[Randall Flagg]

I feel like this guy's a center the way JT Miller is a center the way Sam Reinhart is a center the way Ville Leino is a center

[TrueBlueGED]

3 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Huh. That's a solid deal, no? 

 

2 minutes ago, WildCard said:

There's our 2C?

It's a great deal as long as he's not our answer at 2C.

Just now, Randall Flagg said:

I feel like this guy's a center the way JT Miller is a center the way Sam Reinhart is a center the way Ville Leino is a center

Sir. One of these is not like the others. 

[Doohicksie]

2 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

There we go. 2c in the bag.

That's the best they could do?

 

1 minute ago, TrueBlueGED said:

It's a great deal as long as he's not our answer at 2C.

Yeah, that's my impression.  He plays the left side though; I thought we were okay on the left?

[WildCard]

Just now, Randall Flagg said:

I feel like this guy's a center the way JT Miller is a center the way Sam Reinhart is a center the way Ville Leino is a center

 

Just now, TrueBlueGED said:

It's a great deal as long as he's not our answer at 2C.

That's the impression I get too, but 2 year term (I know it's for injury reasons) does line up perfectly with when Casey should be ready for that role

Does anyone know which wing side he plays? If it's LW that's a pretty big indication he's our 2C IMO. Plus, if he is, maybe we can get Ehlers now through Risto?

[Doohicksie]

2 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said:

Sir. One of these is not like the others. 

Obviously.  It's called hyperbole to make a point.

[Randall Flagg]

1 minute ago, TrueBlueGED said:

 

It's a great deal as long as he's not our answer at 2C.

Sir. One of these is not like the others. 

Yeah I don't mean to compare their quality as players, just the "always listed as a W/C and you shouldn't just pencil them into C and you should try to get an established 2C anyway" type of thing. 

I can't say I know much of anything about Johansson other than I wanted him when the Devils signed him. 

[WildCard]

1 minute ago, Doohickie said:

Yeah, that's my impression.  He plays the left side though; I thought we were okay on the left?

Does he play left? If he does he's our 2C then I think

[Doohicksie]

5 minutes ago, WildCard said:

Does anyone know which wing side he plays?

Shoots left.  Wiki shows him as a Left Wing (not that Wiki is a prime source of hockey info).  Hockey Reference has him listed simply as C/W.  Elite Prospects sez LW.

Edited July 6, 2019 by Doohickie

[WildCard]

Just now, Doohickie said:

Obviously.  It's called hyperbole to make a point.

His is called a joke to make a laugh ?

Just now, Doohickie said:

Shoots left.

A good indicator but not definitive of where he plays

[sodbuster]

1 minute ago, WildCard said:

Does he play left? If he does he's our 2C then I think

LW

[WildCard]

1 minute ago, sodbuster said:

LW

Yeah, looks like it (caption under the photo)

https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nhl/devils/fireandice/2019/02/25/how-they-line-up-marcus-johansson-takes-morning-skate-nj-devils/2977657002/

[Kr632]

I’m fine with him as short term 2c. Give mitts and cozens time to develop. If mitts or say Reinhart beat him out there, great. I wouldn’t stop my pursuit for someone better though. 

If he’s listed as LW idk if that makes sense. We have more than enough LWs 

Edited July 6, 2019 by Kr632

[Scottysabres]

5 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

That's the best they could do?

 

Yeah, that's my impression.  He plays the left side though; I thought we were okay on the left?

I don't know if it's the best they could do, but Johansson has primarily played center, no?

[TrueBlueGED]

1 minute ago, Scottysabres said:

I don't know if it's the best they could do, but Johansson has primarily played center, no?

No, he's played primarily wing with the occasional stint at center. 

[Doohicksie]

2 minutes ago, WildCard said:

A good indicator but not definitive of where he plays

True, but sources that list a specific forward position say LW; otherwise I guess he can play anywhere on a forward line?

[DarthEbriate]

He broke into the league with the Caps as a center, but his faceoff [attempts] dropped year by year. He's been a winger exclusively the last few seasons.

As for the player, there's the health worry (concussions), but the term is fantastic, the pricetag is good, and he is definitely middle 6. Logjam on the left wing.

Edited July 6, 2019 by DarthEbriate

[sodbuster]

Just now, WildCard said:

Yeah, looks like it (caption under the photo)

https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nhl/devils/fireandice/2019/02/25/how-they-line-up-marcus-johansson-takes-morning-skate-nj-devils/2977657002/

Yup. Although, he has played every forward position in the NHL, but really only played center when the Caps were stretched pretty thin.

I'll be surprised if this is their answer at 2C.

[WildCard]

Just now, TrueBlueGED said:

No, he's played primarily wing with the occasional stint at center. 

I know he's not Leino but that reeks of Leino

[Gatorman0519]

He had 58 points with the Caps 3 years back until the injury bug hit.

[WildCard]

I hope he can at least play RW. Does anyone know his style of play at all?