TYLER JOHNSON - Center - 28 - $5MM Cap Hit - UFA in 2024-2025
LAST UPDATED 8/20/19
Without players like Tyler Johnson, Cole Caufield is not a first round pick. Johnson is incredibly undersized, standing at only five-foot-eight, but that doesn't keep him from producing. Instead, Johnson works around that disadvantage and still manages to score, sometimes at an elite level. After posting between 45 and 50 points for the past three seasons, I think it's safe to say that Johnson's 72 point sophomore campaign was an outlier, not the expectation. Still, that's not to say Johnson lacks high-end offensive value. Johnson is an elite shooter who can sustain incredibly high shooting percentages. This past season, Johnson saw his ice time decrease to below 16 minutes for the first time in his career as an NHL regular, but he still scored 29 goals and sustained a shooting percentage of 17.8% in the process. His shooting percentage has never dipped below 11% in a full season's body of work, and it's often closer to 14% than 11%. Johnson's shot is his best offensive tool, but that doesn't mean he's a one-dimensional triggerman. Johnson is an adept skater who can create separation with the puck to set up his teammates. He's a shifty skater and is tough to cover, and he can expose slower defenders with his speed. He'll struggle with the defensive side of the game because of his size, and is tough to count on in high-leverage physical situations, but he also has earned the trust of coach Jon Cooper to kill penalties sporadically, and as a result I think that he can be a plus on defense thanks to that penalty killing. Johnson is a un undersized center with a lethal shot and some underrated defense, making him a fine 2C.
Without players like Tyler Johnson, Cole Caufield is not a first round pick. Johnson is incredibly undersized, standing at only five-foot-eight, but that doesn't keep him from producing. Instead, Johnson works around that disadvantage and still manages to score, sometimes at an elite level. After posting between 45 and 50 points for the past three seasons, I think it's safe to say that Johnson's 72 point sophomore campaign was an outlier, not the expectation. Still, that's not to say Johnson lacks high-end offensive value. Johnson is an elite shooter who can sustain incredibly high shooting percentages. This past season, Johnson saw his ice time decrease to below 16 minutes for the first time in his career as an NHL regular, but he still scored 29 goals and sustained a shooting percentage of 17.8% in the process. His shooting percentage has never dipped below 11% in a full season's body of work, and it's often closer to 14% than 11%. Johnson's shot is his best offensive tool, but that doesn't mean he's a one-dimensional triggerman. Johnson is an adept skater who can create separation with the puck to set up his teammates. He's a shifty skater and is tough to cover, and he can expose slower defenders with his speed. He'll struggle with the defensive side of the game because of his size, and is tough to count on in high-leverage physical situations, but he also has earned the trust of coach Jon Cooper to kill penalties sporadically, and as a result I think that he can be a plus on defense thanks to that penalty killing. Johnson is a un undersized center with a lethal shot and some underrated defense, making him a fine 2C.
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