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Old 12-30-2013, 03:50 PM   #105
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Originally Posted by Henry Fool View Post
Hagman was getting too old for the NHL pace when he was in Calgary. His skating wasn't where it used to be so he couldn't really even play a good two-way game.

Granlund seems smarter. Hagman was more a hustle type. I don't see Markus developing tunnel vision like Niklas had. Also Granlund is more of a trigger man rather than stick-handle-through-traffic and can maybe score further away from the net.

Not necessarily a good comparison when there are a couple of better ones on the team right now in Cammalleri and Stempniak, but a career like Hagman's from a non-first-rounder is usually very positive. Fans should be happy if prospects like that have any kind of significant NHL careers.
Yeah, from what I've seen of them, I don't see any hockey resemblance between Hagman and Marcus other than they come from the same country.
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