Luke Sims Hockey Wilderness Contributor Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Quote JoJo has never been a goal scorer. He’s a playmaker and thrives when he has goal-scorers to play with. Johansson is not a playmaker in my mind. He's fast, but he typically is not crafty with the puck. He doesn't routinely create high danger chances. I imagine he has a lot of 2nd assists in his career from making simple passes to playmakers, like Addison when he was playing on the Wild's top PP unit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Mojo screams "I'm here to plug holes until next year." I think the fact he shined so much with Boldy still doesn't say, "I'm going to take spots from anyone else," That's the nature of how these buyouts have been working. I fully expect Mojo to have his spot taken up by Ohgren either right after training camp or midway through next season. There's no shame in that; it's just the reality of a player who probably knows he's benefitted a lot from playing with better people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Mojo seized the opportunity with Boldy last season while playing for his nhl life. Caught lightning in a bottle and convinced Benito Guerin that he’d found the key to unlocking Boldy s potential. Fast forward to this season and mojo reverts back to the player we all loved to hate during his first audition with the Wild. While the contract aav and term are not criminal, mojo’s mojo is the definition of beta, not alpha. I predict Hynes makes him a healthy scratch if for no other reason to send a message to rest of team that if your out there every night just doing cardio and bringing nothing else, we’ll audition the kids. top six line mates & minutes (power play time) and 1 goal in 27 games. Jesus Christ dude. At least Fred looks like he wants to be there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Guy Verified Member Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Pewterschmidt said: Mojo seized the opportunity with Boldy last season while playing for his nhl life. Caught lightning in a bottle and convinced Benito Guerin that he’d found the key to unlocking Boldy s potential. Fast forward to this season and mojo reverts back to the player we all loved to hate during his first audition with the Wild. While the contract aav and term are not criminal, mojo’s mojo is the definition of beta, not alpha. I predict Hynes makes him a healthy scratch if for no other reason to send a message to rest of team that if your out there every night just doing cardio and bringing nothing else, we’ll audition the kids. top six line mates & minutes (power play time) and 1 goal in 27 games. Jesus Christ dude. At least Fred looks like he wants to be there. At this point i would plat Vinnie L. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protec Verified Member Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Does not appear hungry. Does not score. Is not heavy. Enjoys decent nickname despite bringing very little of that to the Wild since extending. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will D. Ness Verified Member Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 NoJo actually looked pretty good last game. Didn't score but went hard to the net a few times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Will D. Ness said: NoJo I don’t agree with your take, but love this nickname. Watch no jo go into a 50/50 puck battle. Loses every time and doesn’t look like it bothers him a bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 He is a great skater. That's it. He rarely wins puck battles in the corner. He is supposed to cover the D-man when in the D-zone and he gets beat to the puck every time it comes his way. No reflexes. 2nd to the puck. He reminds me of Rask where the puck is constantly going right through his feet and he can't get his stick on it. I'm not even sure he sees it half the time. He rarely goes to the net... and when he does it is usually to skate right by and leave again. He loses the puck way too often...especially on zone entry on the power play. I think what bothers me most about MoJo is that he has skill and if he was willing to dig deep down on the effort meter he could be so much more. Best word for him... Underachiever. at least that is my take. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will D. Ness Verified Member Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said: I don’t agree with your take, but love this nickname. Watch no jo go into a 50/50 puck battle. Loses every time and doesn’t look like it bothers him a bit Let me rephrase... a good game for him. BTW I can't take credit for No Jo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 He sucks. /endofdiscussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenihami Provisional Member Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I think we all knew what was coming when they re-signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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