Confirmed with Link: Devils acquire Andreas Johnsson from Toronto for Joey Anderson

[NHL WAR]

Great trade for you guys. Johnsson was injured most of this year, but had 20-20 with limited minutes and power play opportunity year before.

Leafs only motivated to move him for cap purposes

 

[Oneiro]

Oh man, I really liked Joey. Kind of felt he could be the next Coleman-like surprise.

Hope Johnsson can bounce back. This is a good deal, though. Can't be mad.

 

[Mgd31]

Great trade. Honestly I think that’s pretty underwhelming for Toronto. I don’t think Joey Anderson is much of anything.

 

[Devilsfan118]

Don’t love giving up an actual nhl player/prospect for a player Toronto was essentially forced to move

Joey has a lot to prove yet as far as being an "actual NHL player/prospect" imo.

Johnsson is... an actual NHL top-9 forward. Sign me up, I love this move. This is a great trade.

 

[Comparison Ford]

another young swedish/euro forward to hang with our other young euro forwards

and he can score? sign me up

 

[Forge]

Worth noting, if you think Joey was going to make the roster, he needed a new contract. Even a slightly higher than elc deal is close to 1m, meaning really we are only paying Johnsson 2.5.

Also only owed 7.5 real dollars over 3 years

 

[NJDevs26]

LOL Corey giving himself a pat on the back (and probably deserved for more or less calling something like this)

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Basically, Anderson's upside is a player like Johnsson. Its really hard to disagree with this trade.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Good / useful player for almost free. Imagine how Pens fans must feel trading 15 overall for Kapenen now.

 

[JrFischer54]

Getting nhl talent for Anderson is a huge steal. The contract is really attractive too so if he plays well here you can def expect teams to come calling not this deadline but next. That’s if we wanted to move him at that point. Good job fitz

 

[smitty10]

Great trade for you guys. You got a 20 goal, 50 point hard working middle 6 forward. You'll like him. He grinds, can score goals and seems to be loved by teammates. 7th rounder who had to work to make it.

 

[HellOnIce]

To start the year.

Top 9:
Johnsson
Bratt
Boqvist
Hughes
Hischier
Palmieri
Zajac
Zacha
Gusev

Bottom 3:
Wood
McLeod
Kuokknen
Matlsev
Merkley
Foote

I like our options for the bottom 3. The top 9 could use a little beef on the top two lines. Somewhere. Foote is probably that guy, but maybe not to start.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Great trade. Anderson’s potential was pretty much what Johnsson is now. And Johnsson has more potential to get better.

Agree. We traded potential for production.

I did have Anderson slotted in as 3RW. Can Johnsson play right wing or does Merkley/Boqvist jump up and take Anderson 3RW slot.

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

that's a good deal right there. Maybe Anderson becomes a 3rd liner with upside. Johnsson already is, with 2nd line upside if luck works out. Plus 3 years left? And who knows, if he's playing on our 2nd line he's getting more minutes than toronto.

 

[Ripshot 43]

To start the year.

Top 9:
Johnsson
Bratt
Boqvist
Hughes
Hischier
Palmieri
Zajac
Zacha
Gusev

Bottom 3:
Wood
McLeod
Kuokknen
Matlsev
Merkley
Foote

I like our options for the bottom 3. The top 9 could use a little beef on the top two lines. Somewhere. Foote is probably that guy, but maybe not to start.

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

I don’t mind this trade at all but I think we could’ve gotten a dman from Vegas for that return. The cap bit we’ll be taking on for the next couple of years isn’t astronomical but let’s just hope it doesn’t hold us back in our pursuit to upgrade our blueline.

 

[Puckclektr]

Agree. We traded potential for production.

I did have Anderson slotted in as 3RW. Can Johnsson play right wing or does Merkley/Boqvist jump up and take Anderson 3RW slot.

tough to say. I like the trade. We got a middle six guy. But I think as of right now we stand pat for anything outside of top 6. Let the young guys play and see what they got. We have a About five guys that can take a couple roster spots.

 

[A1LeafNation]

You guy will love him.

Good luck Johnsson.

 

[MartyOwns]

no losers in this trade, i get why toronto had to do it. way to pounce on the opportunity, fitzgerald

 

[Oneiro]

I love this because it means that Zacha and Wood can stay in the bottom six where they should be.

 

[NJDevs26]

Sal approves

 

[Blender]

Great trade. Take advantage of those cap crunches.

 

[FooteBahl]

Bratt, Holtz, Johnsson...if there was only a Swedish coach available next year...

 

[Tretyak 20]

TBH I was worried Anderson's development had stalled anyway.

 

[devilsfan35]

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