umpalumpa55 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 HABS SEEMED TO HAVE SIGNED MIKAEL JOHANSSON FROM THE SWEDISH ELITE LEAGUE...FORMER DETROIT LATE ROUND SWEDISH PICK "In Swedish media today... This is just some examples, there are more articles also. FBK-star on his way to Montreal "I am leaning towards taking the chance" FÄRJESTADE Mikael Johansson is on the way to the NHL. The forward has received a contract proposal from the classic Montreal Canadiens. - It tends that I'll take the chance, "he told Sportbladet. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...icle5211214.ab "23-year-old Mikael Johansson is very close to break his contract, despite two years remaining on the contract, and sign for the NHL - Montreal Canadiens club. A one-year contract - which data is worth more than eight million kronor" http://www.elitsportsbloggen.se/?p=4109 Färjestad may well lose Mikael Johansson to NHL. Montreal Canadiens star forward has offered a one year contract. "I received a contract from Montreal, but nothing is official yet," says Johansson to Expressen. (eurosport.se) http://www.eurosport.se/ishockey/fbk...lashnews.shtml" "Johansson has seen a great development as of late. A skilled player that can be used both on the wing as well as play centre. He is a good skater with impressive hockey sense and fine technical skills. Controls the puck with ease and stickhandles smoothly through traffic. Not very big, but plays with some grit and handles larger opponents well. Could improve some aspects in his defensive game" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 HABS SEEMED TO HAVE SIGNED MIKAEL JOHANSSON FROM THE SWEDISH ELITE LEAGUE...FORMER DETROIT LATE ROUND SWEDISH PICK "In Swedish media today... This is just some examples, there are more articles also. FBK-star on his way to Montreal "I am leaning towards taking the chance" FÄRJESTADE Mikael Johansson is on the way to the NHL. The forward has received a contract proposal from the classic Montreal Canadiens. - It tends that I'll take the chance, "he told Sportbladet. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...icle5211214.ab "23-year-old Mikael Johansson is very close to break his contract, despite two years remaining on the contract, and sign for the NHL - Montreal Canadiens club. A one-year contract - which data is worth more than eight million kronor" http://www.elitsportsbloggen.se/?p=4109 Färjestad may well lose Mikael Johansson to NHL. Montreal Canadiens star forward has offered a one year contract. "I received a contract from Montreal, but nothing is official yet," says Johansson to Expressen. (eurosport.se) http://www.eurosport.se/ishockey/fbk...lashnews.shtml" "Johansson has seen a great development as of late. A skilled player that can be used both on the wing as well as play centre. He is a good skater with impressive hockey sense and fine technical skills. Controls the puck with ease and stickhandles smoothly through traffic. Not very big, but plays with some grit and handles larger opponents well. Could improve some aspects in his defensive game" sounds like another tier 3 player destined for the 3rd or 4th line- i wonder if you can ice a whole team with 3rd rate talent I guess we can hope that he is closer to zetterberg, franzen and holstrom then to Kromwell. How many more years are we going to go without a 50 goal or 100 point player??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDriveFor25 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Habs will need to sign players if we are going to give up 3 or 4 to get Lecavalier! :hlogo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 sounds like another tier 3 player destined for the 3rd or 4th line- i wonder if you can ice a whole team with 3rd rate talent I guess we can hope that he is closer to zetterberg, franzen and holstrom then to Kromwell. How many more years are we going to go without a 50 goal or 100 point player??? It's not like they're signing this guy at the expense of signing a 50 goal, 100 point player. They're signing him for nothing. Why use this as an avenue to complain? This is like signing Brunnstrom or Leino last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Hopefully he doesnt go the Janne Lahti route. And about damn time we pay more attention to Sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEEP26 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 more then anything iam just glad that the guys are at work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLP Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Seriously I saw this and somehow Andreas Dackell came to mind . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexstream Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Nice, cause we never really replaced Dackell and Sundstrum... [rolling my eyes out of my sockets] Seriously I saw this and somehow Andreas Dackell came to mind . . . oh, you beat me by 54 minutes. I must admit, I was 54 minutes late to work too... so no worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 According to the Gazoo, his contract is a one-year, two-way deal worth just over $1 mil. The scouting report seems to pigeonhole him as an offensive forward with holes in his defensive game, so if he's the next Dackell - who was a PK specialist - then he is a work in progress. 34 points in 49 games does NOT suggest elite offensive talent, though. Gainey likes depth and competition for roster spots - indeed, I'll bet that he explains last season's disasters partly in terms of a *lack* of these things - so the move is probably intended as little more than that. The logic likely being that this guy has potential and may catch enough lightning in a bottle to be a 2nd-liner, or else put pressure on the lower lines, or else be a useful project in Hamilton. You guys are right, though, the most likely scenario of all is that he putters around in obscurity and goes back to Sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 He was by far the youngest top 6 forward on his team. Those European professional leagues generally don't heap a bunch of responsibility on younger forwards, so their numbers end up down a bit (hence why Brunnstrom's numbers were so underwhelming last year yet everyone seemed to want him). My guess is he was getting groomed to be a top line forward for his team in the next year or so. Doesn't mean he'll be as good as even Mikael Samuelsson or Andreas Dackell, but it's something to work with. The team definitely seems to be scouring the globe for talent right now (plenty of Russian player rumors, this guy, the Russian coach thing), so it's encouraging that they aren't leaving any stone unturned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitforming Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) Franzen was never slated to score as much as he has in the NHL. Why do people always feel the need to shit on everything like this that teams do? On a brighter note, as everyone knows Yemelin and the habs have been talking for a bit and it looks like he will be in N.A. for next season Edited May 25, 2009 by Habitforming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigRedC Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Seriously I saw this and somehow Andreas Dackell came to mind . . . Dackell > you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhabs Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 This guy is really small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCPetit Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 According to RDS, Swedish medias have been reporting today that Mikael Johansson has signed a one year contract with the Habs. Johansson, a forward, had 6 goals and 28 assists for 34 points in 49 games in the Swedish Elite League in 2008-2009. He was drafted by the Red Wings in 2003, but never played in the NHL. I suppose that his rights no longer belong to Detroit, but I am not sure about that. Anyhow, we'll have to wait and see if there is some truth to this news. JCPetit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForumGhost Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Since we got him for nothing, that's cool. He'll be competing with a lot of guys to get into the lineup though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokyohabs Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) This guy is really small. Seen him play Dalhabs? Zetterberg clone, we hope. Edited May 26, 2009 by tokyohabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 man, people see "Detroit" "Swedish" and "prospect" together and suddenly the forum gets a bit moist. We'll see what he brings in training camp, but I'd personally keep the "Zetterberg" talk to a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 man, people see "Detroit" "Swedish" and "prospect" together and suddenly the forum gets a bit moist. Only takes you for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habscout Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I found a couple of references to Johansson on hockeysfuture.com. The first was from June of 2007. "Johansson on the other hand has been improving consistently since being drafted. He was a very solid soldier for Färjestad this past season, contributing with 7 goals and 16 points in 55 regular season games. He has the skill and hockey sense, but his work ethic and conditioning needs a lot of improvement. Plus, his small stature makes it even harder to be in the fight for an NHL contract." The second, is a brief bio on Johansson: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/mikael_johansson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I found a couple of references to Johansson on hockeysfuture.com. The first was from June of 2007. "Johansson on the other hand has been improving consistently since being drafted. He was a very solid soldier for Färjestad this past season, contributing with 7 goals and 16 points in 55 regular season games. He has the skill and hockey sense, but his work ethic and conditioning needs a lot of improvement. Plus, his small stature makes it even harder to be in the fight for an NHL contract." The second, is a brief bio on Johansson: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/mikael_johansson Small, lazy Euros. Just what the Habs need!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Yes CC, exactly what i was thinking. I guess they are replacing the older ones with younger ones. You have to like the fact Detriot liked him, they are gold in the later rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitforming Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Yes CC, exactly what i was thinking. I guess they are replacing the older ones with younger ones. You have to like the fact Detriot liked him, they are gold in the later rounds. UGH Haven't we already gone through this? Edited May 26, 2009 by Habitforming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 UGH Haven't we already gone through this? man, people see "Detroit" "Swedish" and "prospect" together and suddenly the forum gets a bit moist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitforming Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) Habs I/O has a youtube video attached to the signing article.... pretty sick shootout move there Dare I say Datsyuk-ian like Edited May 28, 2009 by Habitforming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Habs I/O has a youtube video attached to the signing article.... pretty sick shootout move there Dare I say Datsyuk-ian like Comparing him to a Detroit late-round Euro pick!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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