Player Discussion Conor Garland

[F A N]

It's so nice to see Garland getting some recognition from fans.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

I think it's pretty clear that, earlier in the year, Garland was the driver for that 3rd line. Joshua is so complementary to Garland's game. We usually think of forward pairs being a centre with a winger. It seems that you can stick any centre with those two and they dominate. Obviously Miller at C is a huge upgrade.

If EP40 finds his form again and carries whom ever you throw at his wings to top6 production, we will have serious scoring depth.

Miller+Boeser
EP40
Garland - Lindholm? - Joshua

 

[Bobby9]

I can't agree there. Maybe offensively but Burrows was the best defensive winger in the NHL. This fanbase still underrates how freaking good he was. He was as good as Jere Lehtinen but Selke voting had shifted away from giving votes to wingers and the voters didn't like Burrows because of how he played.

This team's Martin Gelinas I could get behind.

Come on man. Lehtinen might be in the best ever convo.

 

[MS]

Come on man. Lehtinen might be in the best ever convo.

Burrows was the best defensive winger in the NHL in his prime, same deal as Lehtinen. And scored more than Lehtinen.

There was just a huge shift in the 2000s (likely coinciding with the introduction of faceoff stats) where wingers stopped getting any sort of Selke consideration. Mark Stone in the last couple years was the first guy to get serious Selke consideration from the wing since Lehtinen 20 years ago.

Burrows to me was a better defensive forward than Kesler.

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

I've always liked what Garland brings to the table, and I said before the season started that I'd rather have him than Kuzmenko or Mikheyev. Turns out I was right. After the Joshua injury, I kept hoping to see him moved to Pettersson's line, and I liked the look when it finally happened - but I can't really understand why Tochhet didn't keep the Hoglander-Pettersson-Garland unit together. I still think it could work, just give them more time to develop some chemistry.

Gelinas is a pretty good comparison, but I also see a echoes of Darcy Rota, who had that same tenacity and great work along the boards. Rota had better hands and a more intense feistiness, whereas Garland has better wheels. Rota and Gelinas were favorites of mine, and Garland has easily become one of my favorite current Canucks.

 

[VanJack]

Garland now up to 19 goals and 43 points.....but the way he impacts the game almost every night, you'd like to see him score even more. He certainly has the game to be a 55-60 point winger at least.

But really hope he can hit the 20 goal mark in the last three games. 50 points would also be an achievement, but that's probably a bit out of reach.

One thing is for sure.....he has the type of 'down-low' game that will translate well to the playoffs.

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

I think Garland looks sexy AF in his neck-guard. Being the only non-blithering f***ing idiot out there every night just makes me think non-stop about his big, beautiful, veiny









brain.

 

[E D]

Been an absolute warrior these playoffs. Guy takes beatings along the boards every game and he still battles so hard constantly.

One of the happiest guys after every one of these wins, think he has a real presence in that locker room.

Key player on the team

 

[maroon 6]

The little engine that could

 

[ProviesGhost]

Love the way this guy hunts pucks down.

 

[Warh1ppy]

Any word on how he's doing after that boarding last night?

 

[VanJack]

Garland is like 'energizer bunny' or the old Timex that goes through the wash cycle in somebody's pocket. The more of a licking he takes, the more he keeps on ticking.

He's the type of guy who must drive the d-men crazy down low. You can put him in vice and he finds a way to wriggle his way out. What a player! And he's been a 'difference maker' in these playoffs.

 

[mathonwy]

Garland plays playoff hockey 82 games a year. He is consistently one of our best 5on5 players. I’m glad he’s on the roster as he keeps other players honest. I think he had 2 fights with other Canucks players this season?

 

[maroon 6]

Garland plays playoff hockey 82 games a year. He is consistently one of our best 5on5 players. I’m glad he’s on the roster as he keeps other players honest. I think he had 2 fights with other Canucks players this season?

Joshua and Hronek

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Garland has had a terrific playoffs.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

garland seems like the kind of guy who would be a real pain to be around in real life, always blowing up over minor perceived slights, starting unnecessary arguments, never letting things go, taking grudges way too far, and so on.

but as a hockey player he’s really grown on me for the exact same reasons.

when he took on desharnais in the first, i think he won me over for good, two solid wasted years of needless twirling into the corner and all.

 

[F A N]

garland seems like the kind of guy who would be a real pain to be around in real life, always blowing up over minor perceived slights, starting unnecessary arguments, never letting things go, taking grudges way too far, and so on.

Where are you getting this? How a player is like in real life is rarely reported so I am not sure where you are getting this. I imagine that the scuffles at practice is a direct result of Garland practicing like how he plays and some players don’t like that especially in practice.

but as a hockey player he’s really grown on me for the exact same reasons.

when he took on desharnais in the first, i think he won me over for good, two solid wasted years of needless twirling into the corner and all.

Yep. Garland is a great player. Undervalued because of size and average shot.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Yep. Garland is a great player. Undervalued because of size and average shot.

If Garland had even an average shot he'd score 35+ like clockwork.

 

[F A N]

If Garland had even an average shot he'd score 35+ like clockwork.

I hesitate to call Garland's shot below average because his shot is fairly accurate. It's just the velocity that is lacking.

 

[VanJack]

Garland went from being the first guy mentioned in trade-rumors at the start of the season, to one of the heart and soul core players by the end of the year.

Fearless, dogged determination and underrated skill made him one of their best playoff performers. His board-work for a man of his size is nothing short of astonishing at times. He's a 'Tocchet player' for sure and a big part of the future now.