Grant's Slant
The Long and the Short of it
If you Choose Left, is it Right?
If you Choose Left, is it Right?
Over the past decade at numerous times I have had draft followers mention that such-and-such would or wouldn’t be a good fit as a draft selection because they shoot left or right. I have never in the past ten years factored the way a player shoots into my draft evaluations or mock draft scenarios. To […]
Elias versus Lias
Elias versus Lias
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Tri-Harder-Cities
Tri-Harder-Cities
Tri-Cities season is over and it was mostly disappointing for draft-eligible prospects. Kyle Olson got his first and only point tonight on a goal, Rasmussen missed the playoffs with a broken scaphoid bone, Juuso Valimaki had just one one assist and struggled defensively at times. After a 90-point regular season..once the checking got tighter Morgan […]
Draft Eligible Stats – Mar. 31
Draft Eligible Stats – Mar. 31
Some notable performances from draft eligible players tonight: Ben Mirageas 1g 1a Casey Mittelstadt 1g Mario Ferraro 2a Robert Thomas 1g Morgan Frost 3a Conor Timmins 3a Linus Nyman 1g 1a Jason Robertson 1g 2a Jack Studnicka 1g Nick Suzuki 1g 1a Nico Hischier 1g 2a Shawn Boudrias 1g Josh Brook 1a Kyle Olson 1g […]
Ra Ra Rasmussen…
Ra Ra Rasmussen…
It appears that Michael Rasmussen has become the whipping boy this season for the advanced stats aficionados as I have gotten plenty of feedback on how having him top five or even top seven is much too high. I have received several tweets suggesting rather strongly that his goals stats are inflated because he got […]
Hischier Willingness to Win is Impressive
Hischier Willingness to Win is Impressive
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Urho will Fix the Garden
Urho will Fix the Garden
Urho Vaakanainen played a regular shift today in a big SM-Liiga playoff game for JYP with the series tied 2-2. The coaches had no issues playing him regularly in such an important contest, and he didn’t disappoint..almost ending the game in overtime when he pinched in and took a shot on goal from ten feet […]
Heiskanen Sees the Ice Again
Heiskanen Sees the Ice Again
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The Fabulous Thunderbird?
The Fabulous Thunderbird?
I have great respect for my NHL scouting contacts and consider them to be among the very best talent evaluators on the planet. There are occasions when I disagree with one of their opinions, however, even when I’m only seeing a player on video, and one such instance this season concerns Seattle defenceman Jarret Tyszka. […]