As much as he's struggling this year, Johansen is 23 year old, first line center with size, who's been top 20 producer in goals and points over the last couple seasons without being completely useless defensively and is even a good faceoff guy. And even with his struggles this year, he's only a point behind Monahan.
The easiest comparable player on the team is certainly Monahan, so I guess if you would accept that package for Monahan, you're on the right track but a ton of other teams would be willing to give up quantity for quality.
Hurting Johansen's value is the apparent attitude problems, his contract negotiations last time around and the potential uncertainty around the health of his heart. But for a player of his calibre, I think a ton of teams would be willing to look the other way and offer actual quality. Not often do young big first line centers enter the market.
Last edited by Oling_Roachinen; 12-17-2015 at 01:19 AM.
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