Kim Johnsson

[Eye of Ra]

Just curious what you Flyers fans think about Kim Johnsson.

Is Kim Johnsson considered one of the best Flyers d-mans ever?

Did he not have great skills, size and some physicality?

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[dats81]

I think he is pretty underrated and didn't get the praise that he deserved.

 

[Appleyard]

He was great for us... and personally was for a short time my favourite Flyer... but in regards to best Flyers Dmen:

Mark Howe
Eric Desjardins
Jim Watson
Joe Watson
Kimmo Timonen
Brad Marsh
Ed van Impe
Andre Dupont
Brad McCrimmon
Tom Bladon
Behn Wilson
Chris Pronger

Are all ahead of him for sure...

He is cusp top ~15 all time I would say.

 

[PALE PWNR]

I'd rank him around the same spot I'd rank Joni Pitkanen in the Flyers all-time line-up. Wherever that is. Of guys that I have seen play, Pronger, Kimmo, Desjardins, are all clearly ahead, and then he's on a level with Pitkanen and Carle.

 

[Winston Wolf]

Johnsson would be much higher, but he only really had 3 full seasons for the Flyers. 05-06 he struggled with injuries and his battle with concussions started, which unfortunately, he never really recovered from. He was supposed to take over for Desjardins while Pitkanen was developing, which obviously never transpired. He was a real good player those 3 years he was here and healthy though.

 

[captainpaxil]

He'll always be the saving grace of the lindros deal. Quality player but never the impact we needed. He wasn't here very long either. I really had high hopes for pavel brendl.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

Always liked him but never thought of him as one of our best defensemen

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Probably one of the best of that era, but not ever.

 

[Rebels57]

One of the best of the early 2000s and probably top 20 all time. Had he been able to have 5 great years instear of 3, he would likely be higher.

 

[kelmitchell]

He was one of my favorite flyers defenseman, I was so mad when we didn't keep him

 

[GKJ]

Greatest player of all time, imo

 

[David St Hubbins]

Best ever? Not even close.

Nothing against the guys, he was a very good dman, probably the best we had at the time. But I never saw him as a legitimate #1, much less and elite dman. Kimo, Howe and Rico were #1s, and among the best in the league (if not the best - Howe) for at least a good chunk of their time here.

 

[FLYguy3911]

In the pre-lockout era, he was definitely a #1 defenseman.

 

[Sawdalite]

Greatest player of all time, imo

You're obviously selling the Players short, m friend.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

what defenseman now or coming up would remind you of kim, or have talent like him?

 

[JABEE]

I'd rank him around the same spot I'd rank Joni Pitkanen in the Flyers all-time line-up. Wherever that is. Of guys that I have seen play, Pronger, Kimmo, Desjardins, are all clearly ahead, and then he's on a level with Pitkanen and Carle.

I rank him higher than Pitkanen.

 

[Alchemy]

Greatest player of all time, imo

Haha, I was waiting for your opinion on all of this.

 

[YEM]

poor man's Kimmo
which is still a fairly rich man

 

[zarley zelepukin]

Didn't Johnsson play in the 04 playoffs with a broken hand? Man, that team got so beat up.

He was a really good player who would be better remembered if not for the concussions.

 

[IronMarshal]

Barry Ashbee is ahead of him too.

 

[GKJ]

Haha, I was waiting for your opinion on all of this.

Not much else to say.

It was kind of weird, because I liked him even though he broke in with the Rangers, so I was really excited when we got him in the Lindros trade. Even now, I didn't realize he was only here for 4 years.

He got slowed down in Minnesota because Jacques Martin changed his role (to fit his archaic system), which went away from his strengths, or else would have continued being an excellent player. His departure was really a miscalculation of what his replacements were able to provide.

 

[Sawdalite]

Not much else to say.

It was kind of weird, because I liked him even though he broke in with the Rangers, so I was really excited when we got him in the Lindros trade. Even now, I didn't realize he was only here for 4 years.

He got slowed down in Minnesota because Jacques Martin changed his role (to fit his archaic system), which went away from his strengths, or else would have continued being an excellent player. His departure was really a miscalculation of what his replacements were able to provide.

Didn't he price himself off the Team with his Contract demand?... That and the general feeling that he was damaged goods... after what the Organization went through with Lindros and his concussion problems... Or am I remembering incorrectly?

EDIT: But, yeah... there were really no viable replacements in that time-frame for them.

 

[kicksave27]

Didn't Johnsson play in the 04 playoffs with a broken hand? Man, that team got so beat up.

He was a really good player who would be better remembered if not for the concussions.

Yes, he broke it in the playoffs against the Devils at home, I was in the lower level because they double sold my seat and it happened right in front of me. If Rico doesn't get hurt or Clarke doesn't trade Our 7th d, they have won it that year

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

He'd be the best ever if it weren't for Janne Niinima

 

[Ghosts Beer]

He was really good at his peak. One of the most underrated Flyers blueliners of all-time for 3.5 seasons.