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Dude put up MONSTER numbers in the AHL.
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An attribute he's never shown capable of replicating in the NHL. Plenty of guys put up bigass numbers in the AHL but can't do it in the NHL. I think Grant is one of those guys.
While he was up in the NHL he didn't push play north or play the opposition to a draw... if Grant is more skilled along the boards and better on face-offs it didn't translate into positive results on the ice as the team had comparatively less possession and got outscored. I don't expect fourth liners to be offensive dynamo's out there but the bar should be set at not leaving the team worse off and Grant didn't do that at the NHL level.
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Originally Posted by AC
Hathaway looked to be an ideal 4th line player in terms of hits (50 in 14 games), blocks (17), and penalties drawn / havoc caused. He effectively got under the skin of some of the other team's best players, like Chara/Marchand/Bergeron for BOS, Burns for SJ, Byfuglien for WPG.
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Hits and blocks don't really impress me as much as they do some others (although I did very much like Hathaway's ability to draw penalties and he has solid enough skills across the board). I have a lot of time for Hathaway, I think he could be something, just not so much time that I think he over Jooris is an open and shut case.