Mikael "Bruce" Granlund VII‎

[Beegoalie]

This has been said so many times about Granlund this year. Hopefully he really starts to find it in the last few months here.

Agreed. But when he plays like that and gets to the dirty areas he's quite an effective player. Albeit he gets smoked a lot which could be bad long term. But still I didn't expect him to do that right away.

That being said damn we need this kid healthy long term. I still think he will be a special one if he can learn to pick and choose when he takes contact a little better.

 

[57special]

He has to shoot more. I'm not asking him to be a sniper, but if he is open and in scoring position he has to take the shot. Right now, defenders don't feel the need to defend his shot.

 

[JudgeJimmie]

He has to shoot more. I'm not asking him to be a sniper, but if he is open and in scoring position he has to take the shot. Right now, defenders don't feel the need to defend his shot.

Making goalies respect his shot more would have the added effect of making his passes more dangerous too!! He'll get there.. Hopefully Parise wears off on him a bit more..

 

[rynryn]

he's most comfortable as a pass-first player and he's much more effective when he's comfortable, so i have mixed feelings on wanting him to seek out shots. He can take them when they're obvious but if he has to think an extra half second about pulling the trigger I'd rather he just make the pass he sees clearly. work on the instinctual shooting in the offseason!

 

[Jarick]

When he's moving his feet, really good things happen. Might not show up in the score sheet yet. He absolutely has to keep his foot on the gas all the time. Looks much better since returning.

 

[DANOZ28]

im really curious about the contract the wild will offer fbj, will it be coyle type money? brodin type money? or pommer type doe? stay tuned! i think he only deserves maybe 3.5 x 3 but what do i know.

 

[Avder]

I'm guessing unless he has a phenomenal 2nd half he gets a 1-2 year prove it deal.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

im really curious about the contract the wild will offer fbj, will it be coyle type money? brodin type money? or pommer type doe? stay tuned! i think he only deserves maybe 3.5 x 3 but what do i know.

None of the above.

 

[BB88]

Granlund is looking strong, seems like his skating has improved a lot.
Granlund can be the difference maker on your wild card spot chase, I do hope you get it.

By the way, how on earth is he in your 2nd PP unit and not even on ice 5-3??

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Granlund is looking strong, seems like his skating has improved a lot.
Granlund can be the difference maker on your wild card spot chase, I do hope you get it.

By the way, how on earth is he in your 2nd PP unit and not even on ice 5-3??

Koivu is there for the faceoff; Parise is a no-brainer; Suter plays point; for whatever reason they are locked into Pommer on the weakside; Vanek... he's just there.

 

[BB88]

Koivu is there for the faceoff; Parise is a no-brainer; Suter plays point; for whatever reason they are locked into Pommer on the weakside; Vanek... he's just there.

You'd think yeo would like to use granlund's vision, he has a great vision and he should be making the plays on 5-3.
And it seems like he's getting back to last years playoff form so use that.

 

[BigT2002]

Koivu is there for the faceoff; Parise is a no-brainer; Suter plays point; for whatever reason they are locked into Pommer on the weakside; Vanek... he's just there.

Would rather Suter not on any of the PP and put Spurgeon on the top line and Scandella on the 2nd line with the "kids"

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Would rather Suter not on any of the PP and put Spurgeon on the top line and Scandella on the 2nd line with the "kids"

I don't mind Suter on the point, but I'd rather he be flanked by Scandella on one side and Dumba on the other and let him just set those two up to bomb the net. Have Parise/Vanek/Nino netfront to screen/clean up rebounds.

 

[57special]

I don't mind Suter on the point, but I'd rather he be flanked by Scandella on one side and Dumba on the other and let him just set those two up to bomb the net. Have Parise/Vanek/Nino netfront to screen/clean up rebounds.

Yes.

Spurgeon wouldn't be a bad option either.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Russo made a good point yesterday about not having Scandella on the PP cause they want to keep his minutes down to be as effective as he is 5v5 and on the PK. Suter's able to play as much as he is because he manages his effort well (if that makes any sense) while Scandella is able to play as hard as he is because he can put forth so much effort with less minutes.

 

[JudgeJimmie]

Yes.

Spurgeon wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yep... I still think Spurgeon is an underrated PP man. He brings some smarts and clutchness that others don't bring. I know his PP stats don't look so great from last year, but I always feel better about the PP with Spurg on one of the points.

Edit: Annnnd since this is the Granlund thread... Granlund should definitely be out there for all future 5 on 3s instead of Thomas "Lets try to thread this pass through all three D-Men" Vanek!

 

[Jarick]

By the way, how on earth is he in your 2nd PP unit and not even on ice 5-3??

Our coach makes EXTREMELY questionable roster/line decisions.

Russo made a good point yesterday about not having Scandella on the PP cause they want to keep his minutes down to be as effective as he is 5v5 and on the PK. Suter's able to play as much as he is because he manages his effort well (if that makes any sense) while Scandella is able to play as hard as he is because he can put forth so much effort with less minutes.

I don't agree with that logic. Having Scandella play an extra 2-3 minutes per game on the PP isn't going to hurt him. It's the PP, you spend half the time standing around in the O zone and you never get hit.

 

[Loopy0ne]

I can't believe that he scored on a slapshot?!?! What is going on?

 

[gphr513]

I can't believe that he scored on a slapshot?!?! What is going on?

It was nice to see!

In the past, we've seen that he has a nice shot. If he starts using it and gets a little more confident scoring goals, it could open up a whole new level to his game (the level that I think most of us were expecting/hoping for this year)

 

[urho]

I can't believe that he scored on a slapshot?!?! What is going on?

Was a bullet too. I was actually laughing a little when he scored.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

. FILTHY MITTS

 

[gphr513]

 

[Lennu32]

That's what we want to see from Mikael. Great pass by Prosser, BTW.

 

[Wasted Talent]

. FILTHY MITTS

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Thank you! Much better quality than mine!