Spinorama Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Not to take anything away from Giroux because he's the real deal, but does he still put up these ridiculous numbers without Jagr ?fair question to me. I'd say yes but sort of. On his assists, maybe. But a lot of goals G has scored this season are mostly on his merits. He's also the type of player that makes the guys playing on his line better. Having a caliber player like Jagr will certainly help but I think he'd still be enjoying success to almost the degree he is enjoying now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalFlyfan Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Well if you mean taking Jagr out and plugging in Shelley, no probably not. But as long as he has someone with somewhat of a skillset...have you seen the passes Giroux makes on a regular basis. Or how determined he is on the forecheck, or along the boards?Well, to be fair the same can be said about Jagr I guess (being productive playing Giroux). Still, I can't see Giroux putting up these numbers without Jagr. The reason is, even at 40 everyone in the league knows if you give Jagr room he'll kill you with his shot but then you have to keep your eye on Giroux. Without Jagr the Rangers shut down Giroux easily because of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 If Girouxs amazing stats were more of a result of playing with jagr, wouldn't jagr have the higher point total? I think both these guys (and hartnell) benefit from playing with each other, as all elite players do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedZep Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Jagr's presence certainly doesn't hurt, but that steal, breakaway and game winner vs. the Sabres was 110% Giroux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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