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

[LeafChief]

Not a bad start to his NCAA career. 4 points in his first game.

 

[Breakers]

Reminds me of Connor staring on the 3rd line in 16, then they were like we need to give this kid more ice.
They are going to be forced to give him more and more time as the season progresses I think

Love having him and Beniers develop together on the same line and switch out Becker or Lambert for the experience

 

[wetcoast]

He’s clearly the top forward in the draft at this point. The Pettersson comparison is pretty solid.

Still, I struggle to say he’s the top pick right now, when I see so much Victor Hedman in Power and Seth Jones in Clarke.

The only thing I am set on is that it’s hilarious how many rankings still have Raty above any of that trio.

Clarke is alot more dynamic than Jones (who I love as a player BTW) reminded me of a young Larry Robinson when I was him live in the DUB.

 

[Castle8130]

Is Kent Johnson going to be a contender for 1st oa? He looks like dynamite. Would love to draft this guy

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Is Kent Johnson going to be a contender for 1st oa? He looks like dynamite. Would love to draft this guy

Ya he’s kinda who I’m hoping the ducks would aim at but I see us more in the 4-7 range... guess we’ll see

 

[FireBird71]

Kent “The Beast” Johnson with his First as a Wolverine

 

[BuiumSaveUs]

Is Kent Johnson going to be a contender for 1st oa? He looks like dynamite. Would love to draft this guy

I don’t see it right now but I’d be shocked if he falls out of the top 7 at this point. There’s a lot of runway for him to become the 1OA guy but he’s not in the tier with Clarke and Power for me right now.

 

[FireBird71]

I don’t see it right now but I’d be shocked if he falls out of the top 7 at this point. There’s a lot of runway for him to become the 1OA guy but he’s not in the tier with Clarke and Power for me right now.

His speed and skill he’ll be at least top 5 if not top 3...and he has just a good of shot at going 1 as anyone

 

[Breakers]

This Beniers - Johnson line just gets it.

Like their past 3 shifts have been 20-30 seconds off offensive possession like they are on a power play with like 3 scoring chances each shift. They spend the entire time in the offensive zone.

 

[Baaaaaaaaaaaaah]

He’s my fav for 1OV. Great start.

 

[covfefe]

In this case, really don’t hate to say I told you so. Guy is dynamite. Glad he’s already turning heads.

 

[William H Bonney]

Watching him and Beniers together is a lot of fun. Talented player.

 

[bigdog16]

This Beniers - Johnson line just gets it.

Like their past 3 shifts have been 20-30 seconds off offensive possession like they are on a power play with like 3 scoring chances each shift. They spend the entire time in the offensive zone.

It was a clinic when they were on the ice. Granted ASU isnt very strong, but these two have a shot to put up some numbers together

 

[snipes]

He’s my fav for 1OV. Great start.

Umm, or maybe his teammate Owen Power? Power is the clear #1 favourite at this point.

Pretty insane for Michigan though likely 2 top 5 picks and likely 3 top 10 picks. Heck of a class from them.

 

[goavsblue8]

Umm, or maybe his teammate Owen Power? Power is the clear #1 favourite at this point.

Pretty insane for Michigan though likely 2 top 5 picks and likely 3 top 10 picks. Heck of a class from them.

Could be 6 current or future michigan first rounders in next years draft alone, and 4 of the top 10. Power, Johnson, Beniers, Luke Hughes, Mackie Samoskevich, and Dylan duke.

 

[covfefe]

Thanks to @Pavel Buchnevich for pointing me to the Big10 package, it’s been fun to watch so far.

If anyone is looking for some entertainment pre NHL/whatever else, UMich is it.

 

[Leviathan899]

Umm, or maybe his teammate Owen Power? Power is the clear #1 favourite at this point.

Pretty insane for Michigan though likely 2 top 5 picks and likely 3 top 10 picks. Heck of a class from them.

I honestly do not see the infatuation with Power besides his size and mobility, he is very offensive minded but his defensive game is weak, he was beat 3-4 times tonight off the rush, and his stick for a big guy is not the best. Very good under pressure and making plays though. For me he’s 10-15.

 

[Tetsuo]

I honestly do not see the infatuation with Power besides his size and mobility, he is very offensive minded but his defensive game is weak, he was beat 3-4 times tonight off the rush, and his stick for a big guy is not the best. Very good under pressure and making plays though. For me he’s 10-15.

Defense is also the harder position to learn. It's one game and he looked incredible at generating offense. But again, the sample size is tiny so let's pump the breaks okay?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Thanks to @Pavel Buchnevich for pointing me to the Big10 package, it’s been fun to watch so far.

If anyone is looking for some entertainment pre NHL/whatever else, UMich is it.

No problem. I bought it a few years back, thought I was going to use it regularly, only used it once, then called to cancel, and they were very nice about it.

I honestly do not see the infatuation with Power besides his size and mobility, he is very offensive minded but his defensive game is weak, he was beat 3-4 times tonight off the rush, and his stick for a big guy is not the best. Very good under pressure and making plays though. For me he’s 10-15.

It's a higher level than he's ever played at. It'll be an adjustment. There's no reason to think he projects as a below-average defensive player going forward.

 

[Henkka]

Could be 6 current or future michigan first rounders in next years draft alone, and 4 of the top 10. Power, Johnson, Beniers, Luke Hughes, Mackie Samoskevich, and Dylan duke.

Pick	AVG	Range	Pos	2021 draft	Size/Hand	Nat
1	2,2	1-4	LD	Owen Power	6'5 - L	CAN
2	3,1	1-6	RD	Brandt Clarke	6'1 - R	CAN
3	4,5	1-9	C	Kent Johnson	6'1 - L	CAN
4	4,8	3-12	LD	Carson Lambos	6'1 - L	CAN
5	5,0	1-5	C	Aatu Räty	6'1 - L	FIN
6	5,9	2-14	LD	Simon Edvinsson	6'4 - L	SWE
7	6,1	1-8	RW	Dylan Guenther	6'2 - R	CAN
8	7,4	2-10	LD	Luke Hughes	6'0 - L	USA
9	8,9	6-17	C	Matthew Beniers	6'0 - L	USA
10	9,3	4-14	C	Chaz Lucius	6'1 - R	USA
11	12,4	8-21	LW	Cole Sillinger	6'0 - L	CAN
12	12,8	10-24	LW	Zachary L'Heureux	5'11 - L	CAN
13	13,9	5-21	RW	Fabian Lysell	5'10 - R	SWE
14	13,8	11-26	G	Jesper Wallstedt	6'3	SWE
15	14,2	4-18	C	Mason McTavish	6'1 - L	CAN
16	19,0	10-28	LD	Daniil Chayka	6'2 - L	RUS
17	18,4	14-26	C	Logan Stankoven	5'8 - R	CAN
18	19,1	15-27	RW	Xavier Bourgault	5'11 - R	CAN
19	19,7	6-41	C	Zachary Bolduc	6'1 - L	CAN
20	19,8	10-28	RW	Samu Tuomaala	5'10 - R	FIN
21	22,0	15-39	LD	Isaac Belliveau	6'0 - L	CAN
22	22,4	6-48	C	Daniil Lazutin	6'2 - L	RUS
23	23,7	13-55	LW	Conner Roulette	5'11 - L	CAN
24	25,3	11-36	LD	Aidan Hreschuk	5'11 - L	USA
25	27,4	22-42	LW	Joshua Roy	6'1 - L	CAN
26	27,3	14-48	LW	Sasha Pastujov	6'0 - L	USA
27	25,3	19-48	LW	Francesco Pinelli	6'0 - L	CAN
28	29,0	19-52	C/LW	Dylan Duke	5'9 - L	USA

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Have them like this on my Ranks.

Samoskevich 42.overall at the moment.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Who was playing center? Johnson or Beniers?

 

[Henkka]

Who was playing center? Johnson or Beniers?

Beniers at least on lineup-info.

 

[Tetsuo]

Who was playing center? Johnson or Beniers?

Beniers did last game. I wouldn't read too much into it, but I will say that both looked very good.

 

[nbwingsfan]

I honestly do not see the infatuation with Power besides his size and mobility, he is very offensive minded but his defensive game is weak, he was beat 3-4 times tonight off the rush, and his stick for a big guy is not the best. Very good under pressure and making plays though. For me he’s 10-15.

Theres not a chance there are 9-14 better players than him in this draft. He's a lock as a top 5 barring some type of disastrous season

 

[Killerjas]

This kid is phenomenal. If he does not get injured I can see him going 1st overall.

He has it all, good size, oozes skill, shifty and he plays C which is a premium.