Comments on: Matt Moulson is pretty high on Michael Grabner

By: cmutimmah

cmutimmah — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:14:32 +0000

He’s not even Peter Bondra… now that I think about it.

By: cmutimmah

cmutimmah — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:04:38 +0000

I think Bure is lofty, because Bure’s shot and puck handling was there along with the speed. Why can’t players try to be themselves instead of players from the past?

Grabner’s end of year numbers if he stays on a line with Tavares and Moulson: 31 goals, 29 assists (They’ll start coming with Tavares and Moulson scoring goals). 60 points is a decent season, but no Bure season.

By: bcisleman

bcisleman — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:05:15 +0000

Dismiss Matt as a teammate and buddy pumping Grabs’ tires if you want, but there’s more than a kernel of truth in his comments.

At this time last year, Grabs had only three goals and only nine by mid-January so projections don’t mean very much. He didn’t start to show the signs he is showing now of getting ready to explode until mid-January either.

70 goals per season may be a stretch, but it is not hard to see him scoring 40-50 goals a season while at the same time being a very effective defensive forward and PP and PK specialist. That puts him in very rarified company. Certainly that would make him worthy of comparison to Bure at his best.