Former Bruins Marcus Johansson - Sabres sign forward Marcus Johansson to two-year contract

[Kalus]

He feels like a 4 year $4M guy. 29 at the start of next season.

Not a good fit with the young guys coming up and/or trading for/signing a legit top 6 winger.

Hopefully he has a good playoff run, help the Bs and also up his value for the next contract.

 

[TwineTickler]

This deserves a bump, along with the Coyle and Sweenius threads. Two great feeds. Keep it up!

100%. Coyle getting most of the love, but two phenomenal dishes by MojoJoJo

 

[rocketdan9]

Mojo is flying around the ice these days

I wonder if it was due to injury return/rust that he didn't look as fast vs the Leafs

or the Leafs overall are just that much faster and Sharks are a notch slower

whatever the case is

boy if he and Coyle can carry some of the offensive load....... this team is going to be hard to beat

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Not many players on that team would have been able to make the two passes for the Coyle goals.

Can’t teach skills.

 

[Tbaybruin]

Not many players on that team would have been able to make the two passes for the Coyle goals.

Can’t teach skills.

Can he keep this up? I sure hope so. Looks like he channeled is inner Adam Oates last game

 

[Eye of Ra]

Can he keep this up? I sure hope so. Looks like he channeled is inner Adam Oates last game

why not? he done this for many years with the capitals.

 

[TwineTickler]

Big game Jojo....

I would love to be able to keep him. He's such a nice little player.

 

[Over the volcano]

Big game Jojo....

I would love to be able to keep him. He's such a nice little player.

Best game as a Bruin - quick and aggressive

 

[JoeBeef15]

Loving me some mojo

 

[missingchicklet]

I still wish he was on the second line because I think he could make that line ridiculous. But he is still finding a way to contribute even being on a line that's not really made for his style. Great to see him contributing.

 

[ON3M4N]

He feels like a 4 year $4M guy. 29 at the start of next season.

Not a good fit with the young guys coming up and/or trading for/signing a legit top 6 winger.

Hopefully he has a good playoff run, help the Bs and also up his value for the next contract.

I don't think $5+ million would be out of the question for him. Silfverberg just signed 5yr @ $5.25 million per, has a similar P/GP over the last 3 years and is only a year younger. Now P/GP isn't everything, but here's a list of guys with similar P/GP (+/- .2) over the last 3 years:

Justin Williams - $4.5 million
Patric Hornqvist - $5.3 million
Derek Stepan - $6.5 million
Gustav Nyquist - $4.7 million
Kyle Turris - $6.0 million
Jordan Eberle - $6.0 million
Mikael Backlund - $5.3 million
Brendan Gallagher - $3.7 million

I'm not really worried about the younger guys. If they earn a spot and Mojo is no longer needed, you can trade him. Right now though I think if you can go into the season next year with Mojo - Coyle - Heinen, then you're in good shape for a 3rd line.

 

[Dr Hook]

We got our moko workin . . .

I'll get my coat . . .

 

[The don godfather]

He's staying book it.

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

if
if...
if they were thinking of trading krejci...

I could see Johansson being kept around at the cheaper price. we havent seen Johansson used at center but he is a more natural center. we have seen that his skill set is one we dont have a ton of. I think ive seen some chemistry between Johansson/pastrnak

I am very luke warm on this plan... but krejci would bring us back a nice return

is johanson at 4-5 mill for around 3 years PLUS a first round pick in this good draft
a better bet
than krejci getting older at his 7+ mill cap hit?

my first gut vote says... lets keep krejci... but its not so ridiculous to me that im completely poopoo on this other idea. Johansson clearly is a fairly decent second liner and if he was a match with pastrnak then maybe its a consideration we must consider

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

He's staying book it.

im always interested how other fans see the cap management working out... where are you planning to find money for him? is it as simple as trading backes in your mind?

 

[HockeyMomx2]

I guess he's ok, eh? Can we keep him now?

 

[Wiggleboom]

Mojo has been the first or second best forward on the team the last 2 games.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

I didn't love the trade (which is weird because I have always liked the player, drafter him at 18 in my keeper league etc) because he felt like a 1/2 measure to me and a guy who did not show up big in the playoffs for the Caps (he used to play w Backstrom a lot).

He has looked fantastic. IF we can get him at a reasonable price then he makes sense to sign this summer (at the right price).

 

[neelynugs]

I didn't love the trade (which is weird because I have always liked the player, drafter him at 18 in my keeper league etc) because he felt like a 1/2 measure to me and a guy who did not show up big in the playoffs for the Caps (he used to play w Backstrom a lot).

He has looked fantastic. IF we can get him at a reasonable price then he makes sense to sign this summer (at the right price).

agree. i wouldn't overpay him but if he's willing to take less money/term to stay, do it.
also depends on how they sort out the backes situation - freeing up that cap is essential.

 

[Blowfish]

Love Mojo! A must keep!

 

[BruinFanSam]

Love Mojo! A must keep!

I like him but In a tight cap year 3rd line winger is a spot you give the young guys a crack at.

If we can move Backes somehow that would be ideal and re-up JoJo

 

[bob27]

It's a tough one. Usually middle tier players like Mojo are what gets teams in cap trouble. He's a very nice complimentary piece, but Sweeney needs to be cutthroat with non-core guys. Unless Backes retires or goes somewhere else with no salary retained, Mojo is probably one and done in Boston.

 

[neelynugs]

It's a tough one. Usually middle tier players like Mojo are what gets teams in cap trouble. He's a very nice complimentary piece, but Sweeney needs to be cutthroat with non-core guys. Unless Backes retires or goes somewhere else with no salary retained, Mojo is probably one and done in Boston.

if they can move backes, i'd be ok with jojo for $4M assuming the term isn't more than 3-4 years.
but sweeney also showed that they want to give kids a chance at some spots, which is also fine.
let the bjorks and studnickas and senyshyns etc show if they are ready. if not, that's what trades
are for. i'm admittedly a huge bjork guy and think he's a long term piece here but he's been off
the ice a lot the last 2 years.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

It's a tough one. Usually middle tier players like Mojo are what gets teams in cap trouble. He's a very nice complimentary piece, but Sweeney needs to be cutthroat with non-core guys. Unless Backes retires or goes somewhere else with no salary retained, Mojo is probably one and done in Boston.

Yep - Hes the quintessential "middle 6 late 20s" guy that a team with crappy depth will overpay for. I would certainly see what he's looking for, then stick with the kids (and Backes presumably).

Marchand Bergy Pasta
Debrusk Krejci XXX
Heinen Coyle Backes
Nordstrom Kuraly Acciari
Wagner

You'd hope players like Kuhlman, Bjork, Chelarik, Frederic, JFK, Studnicka could man that spot.

 

[DrJustice]

Big fan of JoJo so far this postseason.

Smooth zone entries with the puck, slicks passing and just a shifty guy. Really smart offensive player, similar to Krejci in style imo.

I have no expectations of being able to retain him unless we move Backes however.