Marcus Johansson’s absence from Team Sweden’s World Cup roster came as a surprise for many. He previously represented Sweden at the IIHF World U-18 Championship, the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and–most notably–the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Swedes on bikes, y’all.
This summer, MoJo inked a well-deserved three-year, $13.75 million contract with the Capitals. However, the one-time Olympian said he “wasn’t surprised” by his absence from the World Cup roster.
[adinserter name=”nation-ad”]Johansson says he hadn’t heard from Team Sweden this offseason, so he wasn’t surprised that he did not get a call for the World Cup.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) September 6, 2016
Johansson also discussed his plans for the upcoming season. A talented passer, Johansson acknowledged that Capitals coaching staff (like the rest of us) wanted him to shoot more. Additionally, he addressed concerns about his health and the forthcoming opportunity to play as a winger.
Marcus Johansson said one thing coaching staff asked him to work on was having more of a shoot first mentality #CapitalsTalk
— Jill Sorenson (@JillCSN) September 6, 2016
Mojo also says he’s healthy (after playing thu injury late last season) + looks forward to focusing on playing wing (w/ Eller @ 3rd center.)
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) September 6, 2016
Monday morning, Johansson gave us a sneak peek of the Caps’ revamped third line. He took part in a causal skate with new linemate Lars Eller, as well as Justin Williams and Vitek Vanecek.
Lars Eller is at Caps informal skate today. Also here: Marcus Johansson, Justin Williams, Vitek Vanecek.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) September 6, 2016
.@JustinWilliams is back. #IsItOctoberYet pic.twitter.com/JtOKEUn39e
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) September 6, 2016
