Player Discussion Derek Grant Appreciation Thread
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He is playing great for a bottom 6 guy. Hope he can continue because he seems like a good kid, and will really help our 4th line be effective.
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Agreed. I didn't think much of Grant when he was signed. I think everyone here thought he was AHL bound eventually.
I didn't think Grant looked good in preseason at all. He's been very solid in a bottom 6 role though. Much, much better than Rasmussen.
mightyquack
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Yep, Grant has really turned it around. He was pretty awful pre-season and start of the season but he's looked great the last run of games. Didn't think Grant would be the one to pan out and lock down the 4c spot against Rasmussen, but he has at this point. Hopefully he keeps it up, as it would be nice for one of the grinder signings to finally pay off.
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give murray credit for having a backup plan if Rasmussen didn't pan out.
I still feel we need another forward and upgrade to 3c and that was thinking eaves would be playing now.
I still feel we need another forward and upgrade to 3c and that was thinking eaves would be playing now.
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Grant's been good. Got a thing going with Wagner. Much as I like Kossila, I wouldn't dress him at Grant's expense.
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I wouldn't mind doing:
Rakell-Getzlaf-Perry
Silfverberg-Vermette-Cogliano
Ritchie-Kossila-Kase
Wagner-Grant-Shaw
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Currently riding a 5 game point streak with 5 points total. While being asked to center either our first or second line.
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Even with being scoreless last night, he has 9 points in last 10 games. That is Getzlaf production 
Pretty happy to have him. Even when he will see decreased minutes, he has a possibility to be effective, he has pulled some nice moves. I was watching last period vs Canucks and he made a good stickhandling play in his own zone, under a lot of pressure on the penalty kill. So I have an impression that he understands the game well and also can pull of some moves here and there
Pretty happy to have him. Even when he will see decreased minutes, he has a possibility to be effective, he has pulled some nice moves. I was watching last period vs Canucks and he made a good stickhandling play in his own zone, under a lot of pressure on the penalty kill. So I have an impression that he understands the game well and also can pull of some moves here and there
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I was kind of hoping to see a Nate Thompson 2.0 from Grant. But he's showing a bit more than that. Instead of decent 4 C, he's looking like a good 3 C. He was a great BM type signing.
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Always happy for a guy who gets a 2nd lease on life with a new team and takes advantage of the opportunity.
mightyquack
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Guy's obviously playing above his head right now (I don't see him becoming a 3c and I sure hope Anaheim aren't banking on him being that), and I expect his performance to dip a bit, but as long as it stays above the level of his previous NHL games before this season then it looks like he'll be a solid 4c and a great replacement for Thompson.
