Granlund - I'm sure there will be some who find fault but that was very good effort. For all those who say he can't play in traffic maybe they should give their heads a shake and get off "I always right agendas" and start actually watching the games. It's ridiculous. He goes to the net hard and battles hard in every situation. Real quick to find openings and slide off players to get chances. Thought he made good attempts on all his chances and forced the goalie into very good saves. His touch with the puck is top drawer. Maybe not saying a lot but he is our best forward at the moment
You're not always right either. The number of times you have credited Granlund with battling hard and being physical when he is consistently not is mind boggling. Off the puck he is often a floater and shys away from contact. His performance on the PK alone this game should have been a huge negative grade.
Again, I'm not trying to say Granlund is a bad player. You have to give him every bit of credit for his increased production. But it's assessments like this that drive me crazy. Does he get into scoring positions? Yes. Can he net drive? Yes, but only when he isn't challenged physically. He uses smarts to get into position but for every time he does that he is bodied off by the defender at a 2:1 ratio. This game he thrived with Horvat and Baertschi who opened up the ice for him - good for him, I praise him for that.
But then you present your assessment that he has top-notch touch with the puck. Well, I would have said he has a good shot but that wasn't the case in this game when all 7 of his shots were in prime scoring positions and he was logo hunting. He made a non-skilled attempt in his one cross-crease in close. Your assessment didn't fit this game, but would be something I said in other games like the one where he was with the Sedins and had 2 goals. And he definitely didn't really distribute or do much to contribute to line possession in this game.
You've got just as much of an agenda as any of the rest of us on here. I respect your commentary but don't try to take some moral/objective high road on us.