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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 9, 2023 at 7:29 a.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 15, 2023 at 12:15 p.m.
Thread: Forechecking 3rd Line
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Jarnkrok....6th in Leafs points among forwards, 6th in Leafs goal scoring among forwards. 5th in plus minus among forwards. Don't know how his numbers make him a low 3rd or high 4th liner guy, except for maybe his salary.</div></div>

Rankings are against other forwards with 500+ min, 5v5.

He was 187th in expected goals (8th on Tor)
178th in Corsi % (7th on Tor)
196th in on-ice expected goal against per 60 (7th on Tor)
273rd in on-ice expected high-danger shots against per 60 (11th on Tor)
178th in created xgoals (7th on Tor)

He mostly played with Tavares, Matthews, Marner, Engvall, and Kampf

With the top line guys he was good but guys like Bunting and Kerfoot were better. With Engvall and Kampf, Jarnkrok was bad.

Now, it is possible he is just better with more responsibility but it is more likely he is a product of great linemates than causing their betterment (by a statistical margin).

Edit: He doesn't play in the dirty areas, which can be seen as vanilla.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14, 2023 at 10:32 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14, 2023 at 7:34 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 11, 2023 at 12:19 p.m.
Thread: New Third Line
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>You have to look at how he gets those points though, he doesn't do it off the cycle much. He scores his points off rushes and generally spends more time in his own zone than the offensive zone. His lack of defensive awareness won't work in TO. Garland is a better offensive but worse defensive version of Kerfoot but can't play centre. Garland is without a doubt overrated.</div></div>

You clearly haven't watched Garland play. Here are all of Garland's goals from last season: https://youtu.be/hC56sSMxvNU

14 of them were in the cycle, and the other 5 were breakaways or 2-on-1s, rush goals.

Most of his points this season (21 of 27) have come 5v5 because Vancouver's PP1 is so stacked already, Garland gets limited PP2 time. He'd be a bigger scoring threat if he was given Top-6 minutes, but given the Canucks stacked forward group, he's been 3rd line most of this season.

As for Garland being bad defensively or having a lack of awareness, that is absolutely not true. Garland is the 2nd best defensive forward at 5v5 on the team next to Pettersson, better than Mikheyev and Horvat pre-trade. His advanced stats are all glowing on a Canucks team that boasts one of the worst advanced stats groups of the past decade.

Canucks are not going to have to retain on Garland and I'd much rather that they keep him since Horvat is already gone and Boeser is the more likely candidate to be traded.