Conor Garland, the least talked about 1st line (top 6) player in the NHL?

[Artorius Horus T]

Conor's last QMJHL season caught my eye and have been following his career ever since.
Has nicely developed to a really good all around player to the NHL.

Was already last season Coyotes top scorer with 22 goals, the only Yotes player with 20 or more goals.

This season thou,..he is so much better what last season and that has shown, in many places.
In point production as well.

Leads Coyotes in points (18), in ppg (0.95), assists (11), +/- (+8), even number goals (6), points (15)
shots on goal (61), taka-aways (15), g/60 and p/60

Has clocked 2nd most ice time of Yotes forwards (18:12).
Is 2nd in goals (7)

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[Raccoon Jesus]

Hell of a player, and I want our entire team to make him run the gauntlet when we play him.

 

[Pestilence]

That's nice but I wonder how tall he is

 

[Bounces R Way]

Among the top Conors of the league.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

He is legit and has room to grow. He’s already got a pretty well-rounded game — don’t be fooled into thinking he can’t play D; he has a very active stick (no pun intended).

I wanted the Blues to take a chance on him all those years ago. He always had the potential to be this good — it just wasn’t certain. He’s reached that prediction, and I think he will continue to climb. Hell of a player.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

That's nice but I wonder how tall he is

5 foot 10, officially at least, not sure what his height in reality is.
but yeah...i got the reference

 

[FinnishCoyote]

5 foot 10, officially at least, not sure what his height in reality is.
but yeah...i got the reference

5'6 in reality

He is also best player on our team

 

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5 foot 10, officially at least, not sure what his height in reality is.
but yeah...i got the reference

He's 5'6 and weighs about as much as a large dog.

The Anaheim announcers kept bitching that he was 'diving' but he's literally that light. If you can catch him, it doesn't take much to knock him over.

He wants that fat payday $$$

 

[More Cooley]

Garland is GOD.

 

[kthx]

Real fun player to watch. Kinda compares to Marchand's playstyle.

 

[JT Kreider]

If we get the Olympics and USA decides to just go with an all new generation team (no guys from the older squad like Pacioretty, Pavelski, Kessel, Wheeler...pretty much Kane the only o30 forward) I really hope he is on their radar as a 13th or 14th forward.

edit: I know what you are thinking "this MF just said he'd take Garland over Blake freaking Wheeler" but I don't want anyone involved in the World Cup debacle anywhere near the Olympic team.

 

[Breakers]

He's 5'6 and "weighs about as much as a large dog"

I believe his NHLPA Bio has the same thing written in his measurements

 

[crowi]

That's nice but I wonder how tall he is

It's difficult to say, I believe he is between 5'0 and 7'0. Depends on who you ask.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Probably scores 45-50+ points this season.

 

[Steve Zissou]

He is legit and has room to grow.

 

[jetsforever]

Is he the next Alex DeBrincat?

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I could see Garland having a 11' Marchand-like effect for a contender, in that the team has other higher tier star players but he'd be right up there with them in top 3 scoring for the team.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

He was one of those guys I just had a feeling he could turn into a really good player. I’m usually terrible at projecting prospects so it feels good to see him being good cause he’s fun to watch.

 

[cudi]

He's starting to get the credit he deserves. I've seen way more people talking about him this season

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

He's 5'6 and weighs about as much as a large dog.

What kind of dog would he be? Would he be a desert dog?

 

[Prarievarg]

What kind of dog would he be? Would he be a desert dog?

Underdog

 

[Betelgeuse]

Is this sustainable? Guy is on the scoresheet every night for Zona.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Anyone who listens to Spittin Chiclets has heard about him plenty lol

 

[WildWillie]

Conor's last QMJHL season caught my eye and have been following his career ever since.
Has nicely developed to a really good all around player to the NHL.

Was already last season Coyotes top scorer with 22 goals, the only Yotes player with 20 or more goals.

This season thou,..he is so much better what last season and that has shown, in many places.
In point production as well.

Leads Coyotes in points (18), in ppg (0.95), assists (11), +/- (+8), even number goals (6), points (15)
shots on goal (61), taka-aways (15), g/60 and p/60

Has clocked 2nd most ice time of Yotes forwards (18:12).
Is 2nd in goals (7)

A bit biased but Most "exciting player to watch" to ever come out of the Q. You could argue the hype and packed rinks with Crosby but i'd say Garland.

He was hated around the league. A complete heel. people loved to cheer against him. Had a chirp for everyone and never backed down. Had that edge you need as a smaller player.

He was a magician with the puck and saw the ice incredibly well. It looked a lot like pond hockey at times. People responded negatively about Garlands D zone work ethic "a cherry picker" but I believe Moncton coaching staff often encouraged a system where he preserved energy in the defensive zone to be able to play longer shifts and create more offense by anticipating fast breaks. that was very entertaining as well.

I couldn't believe a 120+ pt scorer could get passed over in a 7 round draft, and then the first 4 of the next, let alone for the US world juniors. I get he was undersized and not an amazing skater, but he would have been a huge asset on the powerplay. Unbelievable how often the scouts get it wrong with these types of guys to this day. The small players that are successful in the NHL are typically those fearless impossible to intimidate types.

The more confidence he gets, the more he becomes a leader amongst his peers, the more he is going to be free'd up to take chances and be creative out there. Could see him as a top 10 scorer in a couple years in his prime.

 

[armyjoe]

Caught my eye and I was like who the f*** is that that guy making those plays