Prospect Info: Ryan Johnson, D, 2019 #31 overall: Signed, Rochester (AHL), Recalled 12/5/24

[Member 308457]

Strangely enough, the scouting report on him talks about him being limited and lazy but yep that’s the kind of the guy we want in our system.

There are knocks against him, sure. But he is an offensive specialist, a power play specialist. We need goals.

Time will tell.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

There are knocks against him, sure. But he is an offensive specialist, a power play specialist. We need goals.

Time will tell.

From what I understand from the scouting video, he's used as PK guy, rather than PP guy. We have Risto, Montour, Pilut and Dahlin. We don't need more PP guys to be honest, just more PK quality and 5v5 solidity.

 

[GOALOFSSON]

From what I understand from the scouting video, he's used as PK guy, rather than PP guy. We have Risto, Montour, Pilut and Risto. We don't need more PP guys to be honest, just more PK quality and 5v5 solidity.

Think he's talking about Kaliyev. Also last I checked we may have more than one Rasmus, but only one Risto.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Think he's talking about Kaliyev. Also last I checked we may have more than one Rasmus, but only one Risto.

Yeah clearly I mean Risto and Dahlin

 

[1972]

I like this better then the Samuelson pick. But where are the forwards coming from?

 

[kirby11]

For once, can we take a home run swing for a high skill offensive threat instead of another high floor, low ceiling D prospect?

 

[MayDay]

For once, can we take a home run swing for a high skill offensive threat

Like Zagrapan, Grigorenko, and Armia?

 

[GOALOFSSON]

I like this better then the Samuelson pick. But where are the forwards coming from?

The 7th pick is a good start. Skinner was another.

 

[truthbluth]

Like Zagrapan, Grigorenko, and Armia?

And Tarasenko, Kucherov, DeBrincat....

There are busts everywhere. Not sure Ryan Johnson’s best case scenario changes the trajectory of this organization by 2 degrees.

 

[sincerity0]

I’m not sure why Johnson was the pick when we already used a fairly high pick on a big defensive defenseman last year.

Reading the scouting reports makes me think of what we’d hope Guhle would become.

 

[kirby11]

Like Zagrapan, Grigorenko, and Armia?

Obviously it's not ideal to have a first round pick bust, but you can't continually only draft forwards outside the 1st who will top out as 3rd liners if they even make the NHL. Tampa keeps mining scoring depth because they take undersized guys who pile up points. Granted, their development team is probably worlds ahead of ours.

 

[MayDay]

Obviously it's not ideal to have a first round pick bust, but you can't continually only draft forwards outside the 1st who will top out as 3rd liners if they even make the NHL.

We just drafted a forward at #7.

 

[coastal]

Love the pick... another NHL’ers son. Not just that, but his dad coached him. The following is a great read...

Two former Jr. Ducks should hear names in NHL draft — and Craig Johnson will be proud

 

[BananaSquad]

LOVE this pick cuz everyone here hates it.

 

[1972]

The 7th pick is a good start. Skinner was another.

Skinner is the most overpaid player in the NHL just about right now.

Realically though, if you hit in the draft it doesn’t really matter the position. Get the best guy.

 

[GOALOFSSON]

Skinner is the most overpaid player in the NHL just about right now.

Realically though, if you hit in the draft it doesn’t really matter the position. Get the best guy.

This wasn't true when it was signed and it most certainly isn't true after the Hayes deal.

 

[Chainshot]

LOVE this pick cuz everyone here hates it.

Don’t let your hyperbole overwhelm the reality that plenty of people actually like the player.

 

[Chainshot]

We just drafted a forward at #7.

They still have deep organizational needs for additional scoring.

 

[Tatanka]

Saw him twice live this year. He can definitely wheel. Has a Duncan Keith look but often over estimated his ability to skate through trouble. But that also seemed a product of the forwards expecting him to do so. The point being those that played with him everyday instinctively thought he has this. That is a good thing. I am happy he is going to the new U, and hope they develop him to use that skating more effectively. Don’t hate the pick but with Hoglander and a few others still there thought we could have gotten a good forward here. As always time will tell.

 

[krt88nc]

Like Zagrapan, Grigorenko, and Armia?

Artem Krukrov too

 

[Jim Bob]

I would have liked a scoring winger, but if he turns into a left handed Montour, that works, too.

 

[Royal Thunder]

I would have liked a scoring winger, but if he turns into a left handed Montour, that works, too.

I definitely don't see him as a Montour type. More of a Brodin, Fowler, Niskanen, etc. Smooth skating two way D who won't pile up points

 

[hizzoner]

Lightweight mobile new age attacking defenseman

That is quite a phrase

I hope it does not mean "trouble clearing the crease", "loses board battles" but once a team mate gives it to him he can really go ....

 

[Fezzy126]

Let me preface this by saying there were four or five forwards I really, really like available when this pick was made. And I can understand why they might not be the team that selects Arthur Kaliyev because they have not shown an ability to polish guys into pros who aren't already pretty much the stock standard, well-liked, workmanlike hockey player. I like Johnson a lot. It just wasn't the scoring forwards they still need.

But it is someone they can use.

So much this^^^

Admittedly, I was filled with a bit of disappointment at the time because:

1. After hours of watching & studying ~75+ of these kids, I have literally never watched this kid. So he certainly wasn't a known commodity to me, which in and of itself can create a feeling of let-down.
2. I really wish they made an attempt to bring some balance to their pipeline. While stylistically the kid does bring a different element, we still remain extremely barren at RHD, right wing, center, and goaltender beyond this years pending graduates.

But, you can't build a pipeline based on need, obviously organizational needs change annually and prospects both exceed and don't meet expectations. So I'm not at all angry. Also, for years we've watched Carolina & Anaheim spend this exact type of pick on defense, and for years we have been extremely envious of their defensive pipelines while wondering how they were so deep.

 

[Chainshot]

I hope it does not mean "trouble clearing the crease", "loses board battles" but once a team mate gives it to him he can really go ....

He’s really good at breaking things up. He doesn’t seem to need somebody else to do that for his stick and gap control are top-notch.