He was pretty good against the Bs I thought. Had 5 shots and was creating a lot.
haters gonna hate though I guess.
He's been good when he has the puck, his skating is just putrid right now. He's moving like Perry.
That’s what I’m seeing too. His hands, shot, physicality are all still there but he’s skating at the same speed Joe Thornton skates are.
One encouraging sign on the PP I saw against the Bruins is a couple of the shifts he was stationed in front of the net. Not sure if thats what they’re practicing or if he just happened to go there but I think if they keep using him there our PP and his production will be better off for it.
I am curious what kind of point totals do people think Getzlaf will finish with this season?
Guess I'm not seeing what everyone else is. Looks pretty good to me still.
He flies under the radar here because there's such a skewed perspective. He's also 59th all time in playoff points (7th active) with a pretty easy shot at the top 30s if we can make the playoffs a few more times, ahead of many, many HOFers. He's a pretty easy HOF pick already but at times you get the feeling that in 10 years his HF legacy will be "bad skater who made a lot of dumb drop passes." Ridiculous.I was scrolling through all time point leaders and realised that Getzlaf has total of 928 regular season points and he's currently at 106th in total points all time. I had no idea he was that high. He'll very likely rise to top 100 during this season and should get over 1000 points during next season. Paul Kariya is 89th with 989 points but he will likely be passed by Eric Staal and Patrick Kane during this season. It would be cool if Getzlaf ends up close to Kariya if he's going to retire after his contract ends. Would be cool to have three Ducks icons in the top 100.
I hope he retires playing only for the Ducks and that he is able to remain healthy and good enough to reach 1000 points with the Ducks.
I also wish he would shoot the puck more because he has such a good shot and we really need goal scoring.
The Comtois and Getzlaf combo is starting to find some nice chemistry.