Minnesota didn’t move up, trade back, or really make any deals to seek out players in this draft. No, they stood pat with all their picks. With no 4th round pick in hand, Minnesota had to wait until the 5th round (pick 148 overall) to take yet another Swedish defenseman named Johansson.
Simon Johansson is a full year older than Filip Johansson who was picked by the Wild in the first round. From Djurgarden’s Super-Elite league, the defenseman notched 16 goals and 20 assists in 43 games. He even played 8 games in the SHL, the adult league in Sweden that isn’t supposed to be a development league.