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Originally Posted by Hackey
Is Granlund likely to be the same caliber player as Toews, Crosby, Getzlaf, Kopitar, etc? No. That's not capping his capability that's just being realistic. It would be a huge surprise if he did. Not to say he can't be a quality NHLer but every player has a cap. What that cap is we don't know yet but Id say a better guess would be he won't turn into a player like that then he will. Based on your logic Kanzig could be the next Chris Pronger. Obviously it could happen but the chances are very slim.
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Look Caged Great was stating Granlund's cap was as a third liner. I disagree as it's too early to say. In his rookie season he started off on the wing, was promoted to centre, and was promoted to first line centre over such vets as Ben Street, Blair Jones, Corey Locke and Brett Olson. Not only that but he set a points record for the AHL team. The guy has excelled at every stage. He also looked good the short time he was up with the Flames and good enough to do some penalty killing, even scoring a goal on the PK. You couldn't ask for much more of a 2nd rounder, so I don't think it's time to start pigeon holing him to the third line. Lets see how his story unfolds.
He also tied for 2nd in scoring at the World Juniors, 3 points ahead of Gaudreau