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On 2/8/2019 at 5:38 PM, Quantum said:

I think the issue with Granlund is that, though he has a little offensive knack, it doesn't make up for the fact that he's so "meh" all over the place. He's not a great goal scorer, he's not a good playmaker, he's not a good defender, he's not good in the face off circle, he's just not that good. Add in that he only had 8 goals last season (in 53 games, mind you) and had 6 goals the year before his big "19 goal year" and it doesn't bode well for his future on the Canucks. He could get to 12-15 goals by the end of the season but that's not good enough for a third line winger. For comparison sake to the Canucks, the Canadiens already have 9 players on there roster to have scored 10 or more goals. The Canucks have 4. Granlund and Eriksson will push it over to 6 soon (both players have 9 goals a piece). Followed by Baertschi (who has 8 goals this year). But that's still not good enough. If Granlund was in Schaller's spot as the 23rd man who was rotating into the lineup regularly when there's injuries/players playing poorly -- I'd be happy with it. But the fact that he's a regular bothers me. He's just prone to a lot of mistakes that he shouldn't be making at this stage in his career.

Yours is the 'glass half empty' assessment of Granlund as opposed to the 'glass half full'.

 

He may not be a great goalscorer, but he is a good one.  Given the opportunity, he will score more often than most 3rd/4th liners.  He may not be a great playmaker, but he is a good one.  Given the opportunity, he will make a good pass more often than most 3rd/4th liners.  He is one of the team's better shootout scorers.

 

Where you are completely wrong is in assessing his defensive play.  He is one of the team's better PKers, he consistently covers his assigned check well, he is back in the D zone when needed and backchecks hard.

 

Granlund is not a top six player unless he is put with players like the Sedins, but he does have decent talent and he does deserve to be on the team.

 

Can the Canucks find/develop someone better?  Yes.... but not right now.  Next year he may be replaced by Gaudette.

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