Jason Garrison

[Bourne Endeavor]

It infuriates me that AV refused to try Garrison on Edler's right..

It's unfathomable; 5 points in 4 games. How could AV not see this? And you cannot even argue he just wanted to keep them on their proper side because he moronically tried Edler on the right and eventually paired Garrison with Hamhuis. AV simply had no idea what he had in Garrison.

 

[nekyvGkOPaiWICTscLl6]

My personal favourite defenceman we got.

 

[MS]

Garrison has the goals, but I dont think his in-zone defending is at the level it was during his great stretch last season.

Yeah, agreed. He's still been good, but his defensive play has definitely been a little wobblier than when he was playing with Hamhuis last season.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

@Vadim: He's not Ehrhoff, and that puck rushing aspect is missing from the D, but defensively he's light years ahead of what Ehrhoff could ever do. A Salo replacement is fine by me. He can anchor a Dpair like Hamhuis can.

agreed. the one thing i'd like to see garrison do to really get to salo level is hold the puck in on the PP every single time, no matter what. that was a really underrated aspect to salo's game, but in that respect -- and in that respect alone -- salo reminded me of ray bourque. and like bourque, even if the general population didn't acknowledge it much, opposition PKs knew how good salo was at that and there were times when it seemed like they were coached to not even try to clear the puck on salo's side.

 

[Toxic0n]

Biggest bust FA signing of last summer, guys. Well, according to "analysts" like Duthie and Shannon.

I always thought Garrison kind of looks like the Johnny Canuck character, anyone else?

 

[vanuck]

He reminds me of Daniel Day Lewis.

Especially in Nuckles avatar with him wearing the top hat and monocle. Reminds me of the "Gangs of New York" Lewis.

Yeah, I can see it too.

 

[Nuckles]

Still think he looks like Ben Affleck with the beard.

I still think he looks like Johnny Canuck.

He should dress like that for Halloween.

 

[maroon 6]

Stanton is pretty reliable...

I said another reliable defencemen for when injurues strike.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Sexiest beard in the NHL.

Sorry Higgins.

 

[Nuckles]

Sexiest beard in the NHL.

Sorry Higgins.

Umm, excuse me? Jonathan Toews says hi.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Umm, excuse me? Jonathan Toews says hi.

until toews can grow the boy-moustache, he's behind:

but someday, when the leafs win a playoff round, and kessel grows enough to cover his second chin, dude's gonna win the beard-off.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Put some coke bottle glasses on him and you've got bubbles.

 

[Pip]

No babe threads, come on guys

 

[vanuck]

It's unfathomable; 5 points in 4 games. How could AV not see this? And you cannot even argue he just wanted to keep them on their proper side because he moronically tried Edler on the right and eventually paired Garrison with Hamhuis. AV simply had no idea what he had in Garrison.

It was maddening, and rightly so.

I still think he looks like Johnny Canuck.

He should dress like that for Halloween.

It'd be sick if he did, agreed.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

We have two d-men playing at Norris contention level right now, if (when?) Hamhuis and Bieksa regain 2011 magic playing against our defence is a horrible feeling for opposition..

 

[TacitEndorsement]

Chip bags are filled with Nitrogen to prevent their precious cargo from going stale.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Garrison?

I want to know how you guys feel about him this season?

he is producing at a pace well above his average for a season. Do you feel he can keep this up? if not, where do you think he ends the season? 40 points? 50 points?

also I know he has a great shot...but how is the rest of his game? how is his passing, skating, etc?


Thanks!

 

[Wilch]

I want to know how you guys feel about him this season?

he is producing at a pace well above his average for a season. Do you feel he can keep this up? if not, where do you think he ends the season? 40 points? 50 points?

also I know he has a great shot...but how is the rest of his game? how is his passing, skating, etc?


Thanks!

He should be good for about 30-40 points this season I think.

Won't rack up a ton of points because he's not great at anything else aside from shooting the puck on the PP.

Right now, is our best shut down defense man playing top ES/PK minutes. Expect something along the lines of Girardi when Torts was still in NY.

 

[polarbearcub]

I want to know how you guys feel about him this season?

he is producing at a pace well above his average for a season. Do you feel he can keep this up? if not, where do you think he ends the season? 40 points? 50 points?

also I know he has a great shot...but how is the rest of his game? how is his passing, skating, etc?


Thanks!

Strong on his skates and along the boards. Rarely gets beat down low. Been our best overal d. Played 29 minutes last night.

 

[ohnoeszz]

He's been greenlighted from all points on the ice so while he's obviously not gonna continue at the current pace, 40 seems likely. I don't think 50+ is out of the question.

He's 13th in the NHL in shots - most of any defensemen, with 2 more than the classless one.

 

[ohnoeszz]

Strong on his skates and along the boards. Rarely gets beat down low. Been our best overal d. Played 29 minutes last night.

Still think Edler was playing better. He showed dominant form a couple of games and has been chewing up minutes while looking good all over the ice. Hopefully the suspension doesn't cost him any momentum.

I love our defense this year(fully expect Hamhuis to turn it around).

 

[carolinacanuck]

love this guy and his shoot first attitude. and he hits the net most of the time!

 

[StIllmatic]

This guy is perfect defensively, I've seen him get beat once this whole season. These extra points are just a luxiary. I do not understand how anyone that actually watches our games(looking at you TSN) can say he's been a disappointment. I would argue he was the best FA signing last year.

 

[Proto]

Garrison is probably my favourite Canucks defensemen in over a decade. He just plays the game exactly how I want a defenseman to play.

His point totals will depend primarily on the power play and puck luck/who he's on the ice with at 5 on 5. It's pretty hard to get a read on that, but if he keeps directing the puck on net like he has been, he has a legitimate chance to be a 40-45 point D this year, particularly as the Canucks don't have any other legitimate PP options for the first unit other than Edler.

 

[ShouldveDraftedFiala]

He should be good for about 30-40 points this season I think.

Won't rack up a ton of points because he's not great at anything else aside from shooting the puck on the PP.

Right now, is our best shut down defense man playing top ES/PK minutes. Expect something along the lines of Girardi when Torts was still in NY.

Ya don't listen to this guy.

Obviously he's not going to have a PPG season, but 50-60 points is realistic. He's getting tons of ice time, first line PP, and he shoots A LOT.