Boutette
Been there done that
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If what you're saying is true about Johnsson then shouldn't he have been in the NHL a long time ago?
What did you see in him that I missed in his short time as a leaf (regular season and playoffs)?
He PKs as well as Komarov and is much more dynamic on the powerplay. He essentially stole the job of a NHL vet who started the season on our second line. Why wasn't he in the NHL earlier? Well, he had undiagnosed asthma, which is how we snagged him in the 7th round. He was contracted in Sweden and wasn't a first round draft pick so he was stuck there until his contract ran its course. We already had a team made up of almost 50% rookies in 2016-2017 so that held him back (unlike say when Bozak was a Marlie, for example). And this year we added Marleau on the left wing and Babcock is very reluctant to give up on his favorite GUD PROS, as we all know, yet he still put Komarov on the bench against the Bruins in th eplayoffs in favor of Johnsson. Why do you think he did that? Why would Babcock dump one of his favorites in favor of this kid? And now he's gone from that NHL experience to totally dominating the best the AHL can put against him.