Guy's not really playing on a scoring line. He's playing with Nielsen who's an excellent defensive forward and Okposo who's more a power forward type that doesn't really score a lot. They all compliment eachother perfectly at the moment and Grabner has also gained confidence and makes great use of his speed. Simple things really.
What did the all star-game did to him?
9g 3p, 12 pts since then.
Florida just had too many offensive weapons to keep him around.
What did the all star-game did to him?
9g 3p, 12 pts since then.
Just a change of scenery in general...and more than anything...a true chance.
He's streaky, and is just taking advantage of extra ice time on an overall much weaker roster. Remember that he was developed in the Canucks system, so you know that he's had 'be defensively responsible first' drilled into his brain non-stop since he was drafted. His development wasn't rushed by bringing him up before he was ready out of necessity.
I'm still kind of baffled by some of Tallon's recent moves. One of the worst offensive teams in the league, Weiss leads the team both in goals (15) and points (37), yet they dump two of their most talented offensive players in Frolik and Grabner while getting back basically nothing but Skille? Especially strange since Frolik is 22, Grabner 23, and they're rebuilding, you'd think young forwards with high offensive upside is exactly the kind of players they'd want to keep around?
Grabner has said he had a terrible training camp,has no one but himself to blame.
I'm still kind of baffled by some of Tallon's recent moves. One of the worst offensive teams in the league, Weiss leads the team both in goals (15) and points (37), yet they dump two of their most talented offensive players in Frolik and Grabner while getting back basically nothing but Skille? Especially strange since Frolik is 22, Grabner 23, and they're rebuilding, you'd think young forwards with high offensive upside is exactly the kind of players they'd want to keep around?
He's streaky, and is just taking advantage of extra ice time on an overall much weaker roster. Remember that he was developed in the Canucks system, so you know that he's had 'be defensively responsible first' drilled into his brain non-stop since he was drafted. His development wasn't rushed by bringing him up before he was ready out of necessity.
Hes doing quite well this season moreso than i thought he would.
Solid waiver pickup by Garth.
This entire season has been amazing for him. He was considered a bust for the past few years, now he is a quality top 6 player.
I think Grabner's emergence also came after Scott Gordon was let go. Capuano let's his players have more freedom when it comes to playmaking and creating. I believe 17 of Grabner's 25 goals came after Gordon was let go. He always had the talent, just needed a chance to shine. Once that happened, he gained confidence, and confidence knowing you can succeed in the NHL. Guys like Ovechkin and Crosby have that confidence at age 18, other guys take longer. For instance, former Islander Jason Blake didn't have his first 20 goal season until he was 29 and his only 40 goal season at age 33.