Granlund2Pulkkinen*
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Not playing as well as I would think he would as a 21 year old "junior star" in the AHL (on a really good team mind you).
Is he just not as good as people thought or...?
Is he just not as good as people thought or...?
Not playing as well as I would think he would as a 21 year old "junior star" in the AHL (on a really good team mind you).
Is he just not as good as people thought or...?
Id like to know too. In my limited viewings I saw a kid with all the necessary skills to get the job done. Good skater, great shot, smart, great passing, and a good battler considering his size.
Never got the hype, personally. Think he was overrated because of some good WJC performances, and because he was drafted by a popular Canadian team. To make it in the NHL at that size you better be DAMN good, and I've just never been THAT blown away by him in the games I've seen. Some people see/saw some Briere in him, but he never seemed quite that shifty or talented to me. Also seems to be a bit of a liability on d, and very easily knocked off the puck, doesn't have the tree trunk legs like, say, Martin St. Louis.
Never got the hype, personally. Think he was overrated because of some good WJC performances, and because he was drafted by a popular Canadian team. To make it in the NHL at that size you better be DAMN good, and I've just never been THAT blown away by him in the games I've seen. Some people see/saw some Briere in him, but he never seemed quite that shifty or talented to me. Also seems to be a bit of a liability on d, and very easily knocked off the puck, doesn't have the tree trunk legs like, say, Martin St. Louis.
Hes hasnt been getting a ton of playing time, because its the Chicago Wolves and they mainly want to win a cup, not develop players...