By Ian Tulloch



It’s hard to say anything about Andreas Johnsson that hasn’t already been said by Justin Bourne. From predicting he’s the next Yanni Gourde (60-plus point player on Tampa Bay), to comparing his tenacity on the forecheck to Patrice Bergeron, it’s clear that he thinks highly of Johnsson after watching him so closely with the Marlies over the past few years.



What’s crazy is that after diving deeper into the numbers, I might be even more bullish on him.



It’s difficult to put into words just how impressive Johnsson has been since getting called up to the NHL, so I’ll let his play do the talking:



Expected goals are essentially weighted shot differentials. For example:



A shot from the blueline has a 3 per cent chance of going in: 0.03 expected goals



A shot from the slot has a 20 per cent chance of going in: 0.20 expected goals



The Leafs have been dominant when Johnsson is on...