Andreas Johnsson is one of the now eight Maple Leafs RFAs who need a contract this summer. His won’t be the biggest, but it is a contract where what the player wants and what the team needs to achieve might not line up very well.
Johnsson, back when he only had one S, was drafted in 2013, 202nd overall. Just by draft position, he has already wildly outshone expectations just by ripping up the AHL and making all the other teams cry.
But his prospects weren’t always so rosy.
In the season before he was drafted, he played in the SuperElit, and had a good season, coming second in the league in points to a guy even I’ve never heard of.