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Don't know anything about Johnson, other then the fact Collingwood dropped a 16 year old midway through the year in favor of him. He had been APing, so he must have impressed them.

Someone during the summer camp last year said he looked like Jordan Morrison.


Next season I wouldn't mind seeing guys like Gehl, Buehler, Pearce maybe Johnson if he's good enough come in and take the spots of guys like Walchessen and West.

Walchessen to me still doesn't do much to prove he should be playing this level. Can a younger Buehler, who also fights and plays gritty come in and score 3 goals? I'd put money on that he can. Same with Gehl, he hits hard, can he score 3 goals? I think so. Pearce is a two way player, if he wants to come, can he play as good of a two way game, and score 3 goals? I think so. If Johnson is skilled can he score 3? Probably.

Same goes for West, I just don't see him being more then a 3rd line player yet. I haven't seen much to suggest otherwise. He's not a teams typical 3rd line player, no team is afraid of the 5'9 checking ability of him. He can skate fast, but hasn't the strength to take the puck away from elite players, or really anyone bigger then him for that matter. Gehl, Buehler, Pearce are all more suited for that role, all 3 I think can score more then 2 goals over 60-68 games.

It's not likely going to be a huge improvement, if at all, but something has to change next year to get better, and 2-3 goals from 2nd and 3rd year players doesn't cut it for me. Go with something new, if they can only score one goal over the course of the season, who cares, it's only one or two less then the previous year.

Not that I'd give up on either West or Walchessen, but I think they actually need to prove in preseason, not camp, next year that they have improved their game, if not, try something new.