hockeykicker
Moderator
- Dec 3, 2014
- 35,207
- 12,812
Can he score 5v5 and/or PK?
Rather do this then try and sign Nielsen for 6 mil. Yes love to have Nielsen but can improve depth with that extra 2.5 mil
Two 2nd round picks. Does it mean we're done with Johansson?
Habs got Andrew Shaw for those two picks. He's nastier and better than Eller, but he's a winger.
I really don't see how this connects with Johansson much. Johansson has primarily played wing the past few seasons. Eller played some LW this year, but he seems a much better fit at center. Even more to the point, Eller isn't a powerplay fit while Johansson has a significant PP role.
The Habs used the #39 and #45 picks in this year's draft to land Shaw. Not the 2017/2018 picks we traded them.
Can he score 5v5 and/or PK?
Good to know about the picks.
Regarding Johansson, I'm wondering if we can fit the two of them together on the team cap wise. They'd make a combined $8M, which is expensive for a 3rd line.
He can't score much at all.
I agree that this makes Johansson redundant. Eller is equally underwhelming offensively, does all the things Johansson does and carries what will be a much smaller cap hit. Flip 90 for a top six upgrade. Adding Eller alone is far from enough up front.
On what planet does Johansson excel at zone entries?
"Equally underwhelming offensively?" Johansson is a much better offensive player than Eller. It's not even close...
"Does all the things Johansson does?" Well, Eller doesn't play on the powerplay, so there's one thing he doesn't do that MoJo does. Nor does he excel at zone entries.
They aren't similar players.
On what planet does Johansson excel at zone entries?