After posting career highs in goals, assists and points last season, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski has followed up his awesome 2010-11 performance with a good season, but hardly a dominant season—at least to date.
Through 35 games Grabovski has registered 12 goals and 23 points, which should put him just short of last seasons totals—say around 50 points when everything is said and done.
Known as a risk-taking, defensively irresponsible player in his early years, Grabovski has evolved into a heard working, reliable forward who possesses top-end speed, great creativity and very good hockey sense.
With 173 points through 280 career NHL games, nobody ever expects to see Grabovski amongst the NHL’s scoring leaders. That said, what we do expect is a player that can give you upwards of 16 minutes per game, while chipping in with 20 plus goals and upwards of 50 points.
Last season Grabovski’s 58 points ranked him 50th overall amongst all NHL forwards. With a cap hit of $2.9 ...
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