Rejoint: janv. 2019
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Johnsson in no way is worth a 2nd round pick. I do think he is worth a little more than a 7th, even in today's NHL situation. I think a 4th-5th round pick for a team looking to strengthen their bottom 6 for a play off run make sense (obviously won't be this year now with the NHL situation and Johnsson being on IR). A team looking to rebuild and out of the play offs would value their picks more highly than a 3rd line winger who is undersized, coming off serious injury, and cannot drive the offense (his 20 goal season was when he played on a top line with elite talent, playing a 3rd line role indicates he is a 3d line player). There is a reason almost every trade proposed by a maple leaf fan includes Johnsson, and there is a reason why almost every non maple leaf fan says that proposed trade will likely be rejected. Toronto is also sitting from a position of weakness, as any trade partner knows that Toronto has to shed cap to be compliant next year, very similar to last year with Marleau. So that further devalues Johnsson's worth. As Palhal says, most teams that could use Johnsson to strengthen their bottom of the roster are too close to the cap, and those teams with cap space are in a rebuild phase and are not interested in giving up draft picks for a 3rd line winger.