Prospect Info: Ryan Johnson, D, 2019 #31 overall: Signed, Rochester (AHL), Assigned 3/8/24

[Chainshot]

Just listened, I didn't get the gist that he's only placeholding. I will listen again.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Just listened, I didn't get the gist that he's only placeholding. I will listen again.

Sounds like he’s in?

 

[Chainshot]

Sounds like he’s in?

In and with Dahlin -

 

[oldgoalie]

he ain’t going back down.

 

[Chainshot]

he ain’t going back down.

I was expecting around the half-way mark but man, he is so smooth.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Thank god we got this guy signed.

 

[Gras]

he ain’t going back down.

Well not with Cobra and Joker getting hurt

 

[MOGlLNY]

Well not with Cobra and Joker getting hurt

Jokiharju got hurt?

 

[Chainshot]

Jokiharju got hurt?

Didn't play for the last 8:05 of the third after taking a shot off the foot.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Didn't play for the last 8:05 of the third after taking a shot off the foot.

God damnit. Guy cannot catch a break when he's playing solid hockey.

 

[EichHart]

Hes pretty good.

 

[toomuchsauce]

ryan johonson

 

[Dirty Dog]

I feel like him and Samuelsson make great partners for Dahlin and Power. Give RJ a chance while joker/samuelsson, and if succeeds, I think he sticks.

Really like his play

 

[Zman5778]

I feel like him and Samuelsson make great partners for Dahlin and Power. Give RJ a chance while joker/samuelsson, and if succeeds, I think he sticks.

Really like his play

Dahlin/Power/Sammy/Johnson.....looks like they can all play with each other depending on the situation. Which is incredibly valuable.

 

[BloFan4Life]

He's more impressive than Power has ever been. Him and Dahlin could be a force together.

 

[truthbluth]

He's more impressive than Power has ever been. Him and Dahlin could be a force together.

That's just nonsense.

 

[kirby11]

I've been really impressed with his quick reads. There was one play toward the end of the third where there was a sort of nothing jumble in the neutral zone and it looked like the Canes were about to emerge with an odd man rush from it, and Johnson jumped in for a second to chop the puck up the boards and into opposing territory to force them to regroup.

 

[MOGlLNY]

He's more impressive than Power has ever been. Him and Dahlin could be a force together.

Ughhhhh

 

[Tatanka]

I've been really impressed with his quick reads. There was one play toward the end of the third where there was a sort of nothing jumble in the neutral zone and it looked like the Canes were about to emerge with an odd man rush from it, and Johnson jumped in for a second to chop the puck up the boards and into opposing territory to force them to regroup.

The play I liked last night was the exit where the Canes blanketed every outlet and he threw a softish puck off the boards forcing the point d to play it or risk it going to an open man. The d had to back off the blueline and we got a change. Old trick but effective.

 

[Chainshot]

The play I liked last night was the exit where the Canes blanketed every outlet and he threw a softish puck off the boards forcing the point d to play it or risk it going to an open man. The d had to back off the blueline and we got a change. Old trick but effective.

His use of the boards reminds me of things Dahlin does when he's dialed in - short area but three dimensional thinking about where to put pucks relative to himself and pressure. So far, liking what he's brought, that's for sure.

 

[old kummelweck]

This kids just seems to have exploded from a developmental standpoint. I think Granato was saying a few months ago that people need to accept the job that is available and a guy like Johnson won't be on the PP long-term with Power and Dahlin here. That there are already guys ahead of him with higher-upside.

My question for the coaches is why not? He seems to accelerate and adapt to every situation and responsibility they add to his game. Why can't he be a top-2 guy? Am I just being a huge fanboy?

 

[tsujimoto74]

I know it’s been 2 games, but this kid looks like he’s going to be everything I once thought/hoped Mark Pysyk would become for us. Really smooth, cerebral player.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

He's more impressive than Power has ever been. Him and Dahlin could be a force together.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Another Botterill defenseman working out, he had a really great first few picks that year, arguably taking BPA at both 7 and 31.

Not many GMs can say their first two pucks are BPA or better 5 years later. Still don’t like him!