Coming off of a breakout season, expectations were high this year for Markus Granlund. As Canucks Army’s Jackson McDonald pointed out in an article last month, however, they may have been unreasonably high.
While Jackson raised a good point about the repeatability and randomness of last year’s success, the underlying metrics prove that Granlund’s offensive play has regressed as a whole.
| Granlund 2017/18 | Corsi For/60 | Scoring chances for/60 | High danger CF/60 | GF/60 | xGF/60 |
| Ranked out of 14 F | 11th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 7th |
| Granlund 2016/17 | Corsi For/60 | Scoring chances for/60 | High danger CF/60 | GF/60 | xGF/60 |
| Ranked out of 14 F | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 7th | 4th |
These metrics show significant regression in numerous offensive categories.