Former Minnesota Wild Prospect Posts One Of Liiga's Best Seasons Ever
After swapping Iowa for Finland, Simon Johansson is shattering records with Ilves. The defenseman's historic 51-point campaign cements his status as a premier powerhouse on the European blueline.
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Yeah, it's, it's a good question.
I, I, you know, I'll, I'll focus on, you know, Blake Coleman and, you know, this is a guy that, you know, is very, very good, you know, bottom six forward.
He still brings some speed.
You know, he's not the Blake Coleman that, you know, we, we saw years ago.
Like, he's now a little older, you know, mid-30s.
But, you know, I'm looking at his stats, you know, 20 goals in, for the Calgary Flames last year.
If you can get 20 goals out of him in Minnesota, I think you'll be happy.
Pretty much, I guess, fills the void that you lost with probably Matt Zuccarello, as well.
So, you know, n- not a bad pickup in that regard.
Yeah.
I, I, I like the pickup.
I think Blake Coleman's a gamer.
He can do a lot for you.
My only concern is that, like, Minnesota has done everything except get a number one center.
You know, they filled in the roster and, you know, Ole-Matt will basically replace Jake Middleton's minutes, you know, defensively, but you still don't have that guy that can compete with a Nathan MacKinnon in your division, right?
And, and then you think about, you know, Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, like some of the other guys and the big centers in the West that you might be facing in the playoffs, if you go as far as you want, if you're the Wild.
Joel Eriksson Ek, he's, he's, you know, a one B ma- you know, probably a number two center ideally.
Maybe they're still holding out hope for Dylan Larkin, but I feel this is still an incomplete team in Minnesota.
