[VAN/CGY] Hunter Shinkaruk for Markus Granlund - Part II
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Diamonddog01
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No, they moved him to the wing to improve certain elements of his game. Not because they 'saw' him as a winger. Apparently this strategy has worked, and he's become a better player.
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Hey, I fed my kid Big Macs every other day instead of vegetables, fruits and protein rich food.
He grew up and didn't die.
Great success.
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Shocked when I heard this a couple days after the trade. I've liked the Shinkaruk pick since it was made. Someone in the Canucks organization really doesn't like his play and clearly they don't think he'll be a successfull NHL player(Weisbrod?Green?). They had better be right.
Don't know what to say about Granlund as the target either. He really doesn't improve the size and forechecking problems the Canucks often find themselves with. They routinely get outmuscled and outplayed along the walls and I don't see this helping us.
That said in Granlund we seem to have a smart player with a good shot and nice set of puck skills- all Benning desirables .
All in all not entirely sure of what to make of this trade. Seems unnecessarily risky to me, sort of looks like some cowboy GMing going on by Benning and crew...but I guess all eyes on Shink now.
Don't know what to say about Granlund as the target either. He really doesn't improve the size and forechecking problems the Canucks often find themselves with. They routinely get outmuscled and outplayed along the walls and I don't see this helping us.
That said in Granlund we seem to have a smart player with a good shot and nice set of puck skills- all Benning desirables .
All in all not entirely sure of what to make of this trade. Seems unnecessarily risky to me, sort of looks like some cowboy GMing going on by Benning and crew...but I guess all eyes on Shink now.
Watched the entire 3rd period of the Canucks game tonight. Not sure how Granlund looked in the first 2 periods but he looked excellent in the 3rd from what I saw. A couple of great scoring chances (including a breakaway).
me2
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Pretty much everyone looked good in the 3rd, hard to get a read when Ottawa was a defensive mess.
We should get a better look at where he is at when we play
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He got better and better as the game went on. I'm still laughing at the idiots that said he was slow.
The guy is better than the people around here who like to pretend they knew who he was, give him credit for.
Diamonddog01
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[mod] He's succeeding because of how the team has brought him along, not in spite of it. That being said, still a unclear whether he eventually becomes an NHL regular.
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Billy Kvcmu
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me2
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Maybe, maybe not, but playing some hard teams with actual defense systems and some size to grind weaker forwards should be good for evaluating the future.
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Looked decent in the first 2 periods and had that breakaway in the third. He also made a bad play late in the third in our zone where he didn't clear the zone. Overall I would say he had a pretty decent game but boy do I wish Hunter got that kind of a look here. Time will tell with both.
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Yeah he looked good. Smart player. I liked his positioning. He's got some pretty quick hands as well. Could just be a player. He's better than Shinkaruk
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Yeah he looked good. Smart player. I liked his positioning. He's got some pretty quick hands as well. Could just be a player. He's better than Granlund
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Wilch
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That's like saying my kid is alive because I feed him Big Macs and fries everyday, completely ignoring his insanely powerful genes that enabled him to process these garbage into helpful nutrition.
He's well and alive and there's no possible alternative that could have significantly enhanced his physical growth.
He played a good game. But don't most players seem to play there best when first aquired. The adrenaline of a new team, the desire to impress your new team mates coach and gm.
Let's see how his play continues for the next 22 games.
Let's see how his play continues for the next 22 games.
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