Round 7 Pick 202 – Andreas Johnsson
With the 202nd overall pick in the 2013 NHL entry draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs selected winger Andreas Johnsson from Sweden.
Johnsson put up a fantastic 54 points in 42 games with Frolunda’s SuperElit under-20 program, and was described as the following by Elite Prospects,
"“[Johnsson is a] fast-skating winger with very good hands and vision. Johnsson can set up plays as well as take the shot himself. Plays with lots of energy. Very nifty stickhandler.”"
So, Johnsson is a very productive, and very complete offensive player. Why did he fall to the seventh round, well as Steve Dangle so eloquently describes in the video below, Johnsson had asthma.
After several seasons in Sweden, Johnsson would join the Marlies for their playoff run in 2016. In the teams’ second round series, Johnsson was blindsided with a dirty hit from Albany Devils defender Dan Kelly, which you can see here
Johnsson came back healthy for the 2016-17 season, scoring 47 points in 75 AHL games.
Johnsson would explode for 54 points in 54 AHL games in 2017-18, and earned himself a call-up to the Leafs. The Swede would score three points in nine games with the big club.
Johnsson would make the Maple Leafs out of camp for the 2018-19 season, and would score 20 goals and 43 points in 74 NHL games with Toronto.
Johnsson is locked up in Toronto for four more seasons.