Llewzaher
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Man Connor Garland ! Who would have thought ?
Anyways Domi's best year vs Garland now .. your thoughts ?
Anyways Domi's best year vs Garland now .. your thoughts ?
When your 5'6 150 pounds, you better be slipperyI wince every time he ducks under a guy, gets slammed into the boards awkwardly, or pivots really hard in place. I just expect his knee to explode.
It’s interesting how he uses whatever open ice he can get to work with, in order to create scoring chances. It’s not just the primo stuff. He uses ANY space in the zone as a weapon.I love Domi, but Garland has the ability to be a much different player, and his shot is amazing. Domi is a great playmaker, Garland is a scorer. We need that more than anything. I feel more comfortable that Garland will choose to stay with the Yotes more than I ever did with Domi, so there’s a security factor as well.
I was thinking about this the other day, I don’t really know of a current NHL player that I can compare Garland to. He’s basically his own mold. The closest I think I can get to his Brad Marchand. Someone recently compared him to Mat Barzal as well, and I can see that, but truthfully he plays so different than them at times. His work along the boards is elite.
With nhl.tv, you get the option to switch over to the opposing teams broadcast. I have done that pretty much every game that we have played against the Blues. The Blues announcer described it the best, said “there goes Garland along the boards, spinning like a top.”
I love Domi, but Garland has the ability to be a much different player, and his shot is amazing. Domi is a great playmaker, Garland is a scorer. We need that more than anything. I feel more comfortable that Garland will choose to stay with the Yotes more than I ever did with Domi, so there’s a security factor as well.
I was thinking about this the other day, I don’t really know of a current NHL player that I can compare Garland to. He’s basically his own mold. The closest I think I can get to his Brad Marchand. Someone recently compared him to Mat Barzal as well, and I can see that, but truthfully he plays so different than them at times. His work along the boards is elite.
With nhl.tv, you get the option to switch over to the opposing teams broadcast. I have done that pretty much every game that we have played against the Blues. The Blues announcer described it the best, said “there goes Garland along the boards, spinning like a top.”
It’s interesting how he uses whatever open ice he can get to work with, in order to create scoring chances. It’s not just the primo stuff. He uses ANY space in the zone as a weapon.
I was thinking about this the other day, I don’t really know of a current NHL player that I can compare Garland to. He’s basically his own mold. The closest I think I can get to his Brad Marchand. Someone recently compared him to Mat Barzal as well, and I can see that, but truthfully he plays so different than them at times. His work along the boards is elite.
I wish I could remember where I read someone breaking down Garland's skating style - it's not just the quick changes of direction he makes, it's that he gets so low to the ice (yeah, he's already close to begin with, hyuk, hyuk), sometimes even putting his free hand down like a speed skater to make his turning radius smaller. And yes, that low CG does help him get past bigger guys who can't get close enough to have anything but a stick in his way.
Marchand comparison is spot on. I think it's just a youth thing for Garland, but he winds up off his skates often. Part of it is self-induced, so that's not going away, but my guess is he'll get stronger and be able to add the ability to shield the puck on top of his spins to free up space, and then the sky's the limit. His shot needs to improve too according to something else I'd read recently that was comparing him to Marchand. As a bonus, I think Garland knows exactly how to go up to the line, but not cross it unlike Marchand, when pestering, so that's nice.I love Domi, but Garland has the ability to be a much different player, and his shot is amazing. Domi is a great playmaker, Garland is a scorer. We need that more than anything. I feel more comfortable that Garland will choose to stay with the Yotes more than I ever did with Domi, so there’s a security factor as well.
I was thinking about this the other day, I don’t really know of a current NHL player that I can compare Garland to. He’s basically his own mold. The closest I think I can get to his Brad Marchand. Someone recently compared him to Mat Barzal as well, and I can see that, but truthfully he plays so different than them at times. His work along the boards is elite.
With nhl.tv, you get the option to switch over to the opposing teams broadcast. I have done that pretty much every game that we have played against the Blues. The Blues announcer described it the best, said “there goes Garland along the boards, spinning like a top.”
You mean by not licking faces?As a bonus, I think Garland knows exactly how to go up to the line, but not cross it unlike Marchand, when pestering, so that's nice.
Nah maybe if we traded him for Josh Anderson, but we got Alex Galchenyuk who then became Phil Kessel minus POJ.Sorry best thing about Domi is that we traded him. Look at the news he's been bringing to the Blue Jackets, very limited offence and high amount of Drama. I think it was vr Florida where he jumped another player. The player didn't want to fight and still had his gloves on. Domi is a cheap dirty player. Garland x 10, hard working, skilled and a joy to watch.