C Kent Johnson - Cleveland Monsters, AHL (2021, 5th, CBJ)

[Breakers]

You see some improvements in his neutral zone play

Pearson and Muckalt noted that in exit interviews about biggest area to work on along with getting stronger.

North-South and take what they give you on entries........... thats the goal

got in trouble for the wolverines on breakouts and neutral-zone play going east-west and forcing offsides. Beniers was primary entry target on the line.

pretty creative player in the offensive zone and around the hashes

 

[Cowumbus]

Advanced stats have been loving him at the WJC


Has a goal today and IMO looks like one of the best players on the ice.

 

[Cowumbus]

Canada is up 4-0 and Johnson has a goal and two primary assists.

 

[mratch19]

yeah he is a treat to watch, Canada's best player this game and last game, alongside Stankoven who has been great as well!

 

[57special]

Reminds me of Barzal and Mittelstadt at the same age. Obviously, if you're CBJ fan you'd prefer he follow the career path of Barzal.

Decent height, but he seems pretty light, and not a player that would be able to win board battles even in the AHL, nvm the NHL. Nice hands, imagination, and vision, though.

 

[bsu]

Very similar to Mittelstadt. I'm interested to see how CBJ develops him/plays him.

 

[Cowumbus]

Goal


Assist


Assist

 

[Cowumbus]

Personally I think Johnson has more skill than Mittlestadt at the same age. And to me his skating is better.

Mittlestadt couldn’t do a pull up either. Which he KNEW he would have to do at the NHL combine. Mittlestadt advanced stats were never as good as KJ’s:

It may be time for the Sabres to make a tough decision with Mittelstadt

Casey Mittelstadt is trending in the wrong direction and he's falling behind his peers from the 2017; Kevyn Adams has a tough decision to make

www.expectedbuffalo.com

Plus, Johnson is a guy who LOVES the game. Always the first guy on, last one off the ice. Not worried.

 

[bsu]

Personally I think Johnson has more skill than Mittlestadt at the same age. And to me his skating is better.

Mittlestadt couldn’t do a pull up either. Which he KNEW he would have to do at the NHL combine. Mittlestadt advanced stats were never as good as KJ’s:

It may be time for the Sabres to make a tough decision with Mittelstadt

Casey Mittelstadt is trending in the wrong direction and he's falling behind his peers from the 2017; Kevyn Adams has a tough decision to make

www.expectedbuffalo.com

Plus, Johnson is a guy who LOVES the game. Always the first guy on, last one off the ice. Not worried.

Most hockey players love the sport

 

[stevo61]

Most hockey players love the sport

So you ignore the meat of the post just to pick out that part? Mittlestadt is a pretty loose comparisn and was seen as a guy that needed more development time but was rushed by a terrible team.
Also Id be intriqued to know how many NHLers truely love the sport vs play it simply because they are good at it

 

[Corso]

Personally I think Johnson has more skill than Mittlestadt at the same age. And to me his skating is better.

Mittlestadt couldn’t do a pull up either. Which he KNEW he would have to do at the NHL combine. Mittlestadt advanced stats were never as good as KJ’s:

It may be time for the Sabres to make a tough decision with Mittelstadt

Casey Mittelstadt is trending in the wrong direction and he's falling behind his peers from the 2017; Kevyn Adams has a tough decision to make

www.expectedbuffalo.com

Plus, Johnson is a guy who LOVES the game. Always the first guy on, last one off the ice. Not worried.

Add to the fact that Mittlestadt never possessed the hockey sense that Johnson has

 

[majormajor]

The thing that stands out to me here is how much better KJ has been in this tournament than in the NCAA by a few metrics. His weaknesses are disappearing and some of them are now strengths. He had low ixG and shot volume in the NCAA, low xG, and some terrible puck battle stats. Now he is #1 in the tournament in shots, ixG, and seems to be winning pucks at a very high rate, and must have a very very high xG rate. Some of that might just be not facing twenty-somethings, but it looks to me like he's become more athletic and worked on the art of winning puck battles.

Plus, Johnson is a guy who LOVES the game. Always the first guy on, last one off the ice. Not worried.

There are a lot of players that love the game, but it's the fact that we can see so many improvements that best shows his commitment. It's funny though, Jack Han wrote that article about helping KJ with his one timer and praised his passion for improving. His one-timer? Still not reliable.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Golden goal

 

[CBJWerenski8]

The master approves of his apprentice

 

[stevo61]

In what was technically 1 season Johnson put up 7 points in 10 games at the WC, 5 in 5 at the Olympics and 9 in 7 at the WJC capped off by the gold medal winning goal. Consider this Columbus fan not worried about if this guy is going to be a player or not

 

[Cowumbus]

In what was technically 1 season Johnson put up 7 points in 10 games at the WC, 5 in 5 at the Olympics and 9 in 7 at the WJC capped off by the gold medal winning goal. Consider this Columbus fan not worried about if this guy is going to be a player or not

In a world junior championship where people “expected more” from Kent Johnson, he finished the tournament tied for 5th in overall scoring and was over a PPG

 

[CorporateVrabs]

In a world junior championship where people “expected more” from Kent Johnson, he finished the tournament tied for 5th in overall scoring and was over a PPG

Agreed funny how he put up numbers even though people though he had a “disappointing“ tournament.

 

[Hale The Villain]

In a world junior championship where people “expected more” from Kent Johnson, he finished the tournament tied for 5th in overall scoring and was over a PPG

It's incredibly easy to put up numbers at the World Juniors for Team Canada if you are playing on the top PP.

I'm someone who had Johnson high on my list in 2021 and I was disappointed in his play.

 

[stevo61]

It's incredibly easy to put up numbers at the World Juniors for Team Canada if you are playing on the top PP.

I'm someone who had Johnson high on my list in 2021 and I was disappointed in his play.

What? Basically hes a disappointment because he didnt rack up points against the weaker teams like other top scorers then.

After the round robin he outproduced MacTavish. As a playmaker in a summer tournament where noones at their best and the timing isnt there he set up tons of chances for teammates that werent finished. His play was solid

 

[ORRFForever]

What? Basically, he's a disappointment because he didn't rack up points against the weaker teams like other top scorers then.

Good point.

 

[HOCK3Y]

 

[MNRube]

Columbus PP is going to be really fun to watch with Gaudreau, Laine, Johnson, Werenski and Boqvist.

I think he’s a better talent than Middlestadt. He reminds me of Zegras in that he will be able to translate his fancy style to NHL while playing smart hockey when required.

 

[ffh]

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Got to be worth at least 100k on a contract.

 

[Mikeshane]

Really hoping he can have a successful NHL career, with his creativity he brings a different element then a lot of top Canadian players do.

 

[ViD]

KJ had an unremarkable pre season, I haven’t seen the lineup for the game yet, but he might get scratched tomorrow