Kent Johnson - Breakout Season?
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It's just 14 games, though. I mean Celebrini looked like a sure thing Calder winner after 14 games (at least for some people), but just 5 games later he doesn't anymore.
If Johnson keeps PPG+ pace after, say, 30 games, then yeah, we can start talking about him breaking through.
If Johnson keeps PPG+ pace after, say, 30 games, then yeah, we can start talking about him breaking through.
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Who knows if he keeps it up, but I don't ever recall seeing a player make such a jump in one off-season the way he has. He's a completely different guy.
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No Surprise at all and fully expected he would take a step at some point. You could see this guy was loaded with talent since he entered the NHL.
Huh? How different is the perspective on Celebrini now vs. 5 games ago....nothing has really changed. I get that he's gone a few games without scoring a goal, but that happens. He was 13pts after 14games and now 16pts after 19 games....not a huge swing to suggest he goes from sure thing to not so much
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Any chance they try him back at center at one point? Or are the CBJ satisfied with Monahan/Fantilli in their top 6?
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The difference is celebrini is a rookie and Johnson has been in the league for a few years. Johnson was always a huge boom/bust player and for the first two seasons it looked like he might not put it all together. And it's not just his point production, he's doing all the small things. When he went out of the lineup the team looked visibly lost without him. He was looking like the key cog in the offense.
Oh his shooting percentage will definitely drop, but his scoring isn't what's making him look like a breakout candidate. He's excelling in his own end as well as offensively. He's been killing penalties and playing extremely well in his own end, almost Datsyukian like defensively (obviously not on his level just a stylistic comparison)
Maybe, maybe not. But I doubt. Sillinger is seemingly finding his next gear as well, with Voronkov as an extremely capable center and Lindstrom in the pipeline down the line. Hell Fantilli might be better at wing and could get pushed there at some point.
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He's another one of those players you need to see live to know how truly good they are.
I prefer to watch hockey live for that reason because you could have your eye on one guy and then suddenly you notice all the other things. But it's also because my eye isn't on the puck all the time it's mostly on what play could be made, where to pass or what needs to be done to get the puck in the net.
I prefer to watch hockey live for that reason because you could have your eye on one guy and then suddenly you notice all the other things. But it's also because my eye isn't on the puck all the time it's mostly on what play could be made, where to pass or what needs to be done to get the puck in the net.
His two-way IQ has always been underrated because he won most of his plaudits as a prospect as a stick handling and offensive magician and he’s always been a skinny, finesse type of guy.
Usage and scoring-wise, I think he’s got the potential for to be a slightly bigger version of Jesper Bratt. PP1, PK2, not a heavy physical player but supreme hockey IQ and elite speed and stick work. Even if he were shooting 13% and not 27%, he’d have like 4-5 goals and 11-12 points in 14 games with a meaty special teams role….for a guy who just turned 22 and can make plays that very few have the skill to make. That’s a pretty special player.
Usage and scoring-wise, I think he’s got the potential for to be a slightly bigger version of Jesper Bratt. PP1, PK2, not a heavy physical player but supreme hockey IQ and elite speed and stick work. Even if he were shooting 13% and not 27%, he’d have like 4-5 goals and 11-12 points in 14 games with a meaty special teams role….for a guy who just turned 22 and can make plays that very few have the skill to make. That’s a pretty special player.
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They also have (a broken) Cayden Lindstrom in the pipeline. Doubt Johnson gets moved to C.
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He has 2 points in half-a-game today, does he look like Calder winner again? Is that how it works?
Celebrini is Calder contender because his play looks great and few games without a point during what was a really tough stretch for the Sharks doesn't change that. And the same applies to Jonhson, points aside, he looks great. He commands the game and makes the difference offensively.
Announcers called him more dynamic Trevor Zegras (during the game against the Jets I think) and style-wise, I think that comparison works pretty well.
Exactly. One day he isn't, the other day he is. It's always like this when they have under 30-40 games played.
The whole Columbus team is improving steadily and has been impressive for a while now. Johnson is a big part of that. Tonight's game was well played, heavy, responsible two-way hockey. The Metro is a crucible this year.
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Celebrini looked right next to Michkov then and he does now too. Not much of anything has changed.
