Player Discussion Mikael Granlund IX

[DANOZ28]

wow that was one of the best sniper shots i've ever seen a wild player make. must give credit where credit is due. granlund's gwg vs edm should be a top 10 wild goal this year. c'mon granny lets see ya do it again.

 

[TaLoN]

wow that was one of the best sniper shots i've ever seen a wild player make. must give credit where credit is due. granlund's gwg vs edm should be a top 10 wild goal this year. c'mon granny lets see ya do it again.

Gaborik used to make those look routine... and did them regularly with a blindingly fast release.

 

[DANOZ28]

i dont remember gabby standing still with the goalie in perfect position , i do remember gabby was usually blazing down the side & blasted one past the goalie with deadly accuracy.

 

[TaLoN]

i dont remember gabby standing still with the goalie in perfect position , i do remember gabby was usually blazing down the side & blasted one past the goalie with deadly accuracy.

Gaborik had one of the most lethal and quick wrist shots of all time in his prime. He scored more off that wrister than anything.

Those blazing speed runs rarely resulted in goals, as he just wasn't great at scoring on breakaways... which is why he sucked at the shootout when it was implemented as well.

One of my favourite Gaborik goals ever, he was racing down the ice with only Chara ahead of him in a game vs. Ottawa here at the X...I was sitting 4th row on the end in those days, so this play was coming straight at me... Chara was skating all out to try to maintain his position between Gaborik and the goal... Gaborik put on the breaks once he reached the right faceoff dot and came to an almost instant stop. Chara tried to do the same, but couldn't, he lost his footing in the attempt and went down sliding into the boards. By the time Chara hit the boards, Gaborik had unleashed that lethal wrister and roofed it over the goalies shoulder!

I know this is a Granlund thread, but still love to watch old Gaborik highlights...


That video even starts with a standing snipe.

Too bad we couldn't have prime Gaborik with current Granlund!

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Great shot and all, but man did he have to load up to do it.

 

[TaLoN]

Great shot and all, but man did he have to load up to do it.

Yes, but the defense was still thinking he was going to pass in the process. He's such a quick passer, they have to respect that... it's nice that he's improved his shot to that degree that it can be a weapon as well.

Attack the shot, he's got an easy feed to Staal who's in even better position to shoot.

Pick your poison.

 

[57special]

Yes, but the defense was still thinking he was going to pass in the process. He's such a quick passer, they have to respect that... it's nice that he's improved his shot to that degree that it can be a weapon as well.

Attack the shot, he's got an easy feed to Staal who's in even better position to shoot.

Pick your poison.

Actaully, LHS has a worse position to shoot when he receives from the Right half wall, but I could care less, as we aren't getting shots off from the C position anyways.

 

[TaLoN]

Actaully, LHS has a worse position to shoot when he receives from the Right half wall, but I could care less, as we aren't getting shots off from the C position anyways.

Yes, typically you're right, but on the doorstep in motion like Staal was, he was in a great spot. Could've just tipped a pass past Talbot had a pass come his way.

 

[2Pair]

Great shot and all, but man did he have to load up to do it.

He still shoots like the old timers did it, Although he is starting to get a little bit of "pull" into his wrister.

 

[W75]

Yeah a decent guy

Decentish.

 

[MNNumbers]

I know it's the Granlund thread, but that Gaborik clip reminds me more of what I've seen of Kaprizov than anything else.

 

[57special]

Yeah, but Gaborik was FAST. KK, not so much.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Yeah, but Gaborik was FAST. KK, not so much.

Kaprizov is actually pretty fast as well. Not Gaborik fast, but fast nonetheless.

 

[DANOZ28]

granlund's goal was spectacular , i still haven't seen a clip where gabby was standing still in a stairdown with a set goalie and just zipped it by him. but keep trying!

 

[MNNumbers]

Yeah, but Gaborik was FAST. KK, not so much.

No arguments here. I'm just commenting that the video posted shows more "in the right place at the right time" goals than it does anything else. At least to my eye it does. And, that seems very typical of KK.

 

[57special]

Kaprizov is actually pretty fast as well. Not Gaborik fast, but fast nonetheless.

Not what I've heard. Quick, maybe. We'll see, hopefully...or not.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Not what I've heard. Quick, maybe. We'll see, hopefully...or not.

Go watch some highlights. He looks pretty darn quick to me but maybe that’s just me.

 

[TaLoN]

granlund's goal was spectacular , i still haven't seen a clip where gabby was standing still in a stairdown with a set goalie and just zipped it by him. but keep trying!

That video I posted, Gaborik was literally standing in one spot in the first goal showed. Granlund wasn't even that stationary the other day.



If you just mean Gaborik never took so long before he took the shot, well that's on Granlund for knowing he's not the elite shooter that Gaborik knew he was. Gaborik was never going to think pass in such a situation, nor should he have. Granlund was waiting to see if the defender was going to move off Staal so he could give him an easy tip in, he didn't, so he shot. Gaborik KNEW he was going to score in such a situation, and would have used his world class quick release to do it immediately...

Go watch some highlights. He looks pretty darn quick to me but maybe that’s just me.

Kaprizov has only been described by scouts as having average at best speed.

 

[DANOZ28]

still not the same scenario. was gabby standing still? yes ; was he holding the puck deciding whether to pass or shoot? NO; was the goalie set standing still ready for the shot? NO. i cant believe more people arent impressed by granlund's perfect snipe but hey maybe people haven't followed hockey as long as i have.

 

[TaLoN]

still not the same scenario. was gabby standing still? yes ; was he holding the puck deciding whether to pass or shoot? NO; was the goalie set standing still ready for the shot? NO. i cant believe more people arent impressed by granlund's perfect snipe but hey maybe people haven't followed hockey as long as i have.

Was it a nice snipe? Yes, it was.

I just don't think it was this stare down you make it out to be. Granlund was thinking pass like I described above, the Goaltender was thinking pass, the defense was thinking pass... Granlund realized he had to shoot, did, and went bar down on a goaltender already down expecting to need to slide.

Gaborik's snipes were much more impressive in their speed of release, velocity and every bit if not more accurate. His snipes, everyone and their mother knew were coming and still they weren't stopped. The clip above, the goaltender was clearly cheating towards Gaborik, but Gaborik is so quick on the release, and the shot has so much speed, it still beat the goaltender.

Again, Granlund had a great snipe, I said so myself many times before this conversation, but it's not even close to the best snipe from a Wild player. Gaborik has MANY that were better.

 

[Nsjohnson]

To even compare is like apple vs oranges.

Granlund has an accurate shot, and a good shot. He may even score 30 this year and maybe he will snipe quite a few of those. But his shot will never be like Marian's nor Semin's nor even Kane's who has a wicked fast wrister.

 

[Binister]

To even compare is like apple vs oranges.

Granlund has an accurate shot, and a good shot. He may even score 30 this year and maybe he will snipe quite a few of those. But his shot will never be like Marian's nor Semin's nor even Kane's who has a wicked fast wrister.

Funny how Gaborik and Granlund are mentioned in the same sentence when it comes to goal scoring. Those players are corely different from each other. 30 goal is realism as he has been close before. His shooting percentage is high but if volume stays okay it's very likely to happen. Granlund on the other hand washes those guys with his hockey IQ and playmaking - well maybe not Kane but particularly passing is up there on conversations.

 

[TaLoN]

On pace for 38g, 38a, 76pts.

 

[PuckInTheNards]

On pace for 38g, 38a, 76pts.

I'm hoping for 30g 40a 70pts. That actually seems pretty realistic.

 

[DANOZ28]

after granlund blocked a shot and hobbled off anyone else think he should have not played the rest of the LA game?