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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I can understand fans being disappointed in Bollig and Raymond who are signed to veteran deals but Granlund is on his entry level deal making less than $1 million and at least doesn't look out of place in the NHL. Going forward with Gadreau/Monahan raises and Giordano's deal kicking in the Flames are going to need more Granlunds on this team to offset the higher paid players. Sure he's not scoring but nobody is on this team outside of a couple of players is doing anything offensively this season as he's scored a whopping 3 goals less than Hudler and Backlund and those are the guys bringing the team down as they aren't playing up to the level of their contracts.
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I don't think it's Granlund's lack of offence that bothers most critics (though I want to see this fantastic wrist shot his supporters cite doing something more than hitting the glass behind the net or the goalie's crest). I think his critics want more physical play and better faceoffs.