Confirmed Signing with Link: [NSH] Mikael Granlund re-signs with the Predators (4 years, $5M AAV)

[DuklaNation]

Soft? I guess you were thinking about his brother? Granlund actually goes to the dirty areas, PK:s etc. Soft is a thing he is not.

There's physical and then there's mental.

 

[herzausstein]

1-2 years too long. Not a fan

 

[ItWasJustified]

He was their forward with far most ice-time last season. Hynes seems to lean on him heavily. My prediction is that Nashville will be pretty irrelevant in the next half decade.

 

[bossram]

Poile couldn't let go of Hyne's favourite!

Lmao, yikes deal. You'd think the flat cap would have taught GMs to be somewhat better with contract management but...clearly that's a nope!

 

[tellermine]

Ok he got paid but for his career and Cup... Well not the place to play.

 

[Scoresberg]

People calling it a bad deal clearly did not spend a second watching Nashville last year.

 

[ottomaddox]

It was just a rumour. Obviously, it had no traction. Good for the Preds.

Toronto's cap situation: Too slippery for traction

 

[Sempiternal]

Not a great contract, but he's kind of underrated so it's probably fair.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Toronto's cap situation: Too slippery for traction

He re-signed. It is not as if another team out bid them.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Haven’t been the biggest fan of his, but guess we’re stuck with him now.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Yikes.

Yet his production has risen in each of the past two seasons with the Preds.

.31
.48
.53

After going through a trade, death of a newborn, coaching change. All things that analytics can't possibly account for.

 

[GigaChad]

Where's that oof level meme? Holy shit what an overpayment.

1 million?

 

[Hockeyholic]

Poile couldn't let go of Hyne's favourite!

Lmao, yikes deal. You'd think the flat cap would have taught GMs to be somewhat better with contract management but...clearly that's a nope!

Why is he even still GM is my question.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Granlund's production with the Preds has him as a 2nd line, 40-45 point player who can PK. 40 points gets you $4M in the NHL, the versatility of the player adds a little more and he'll be 33 when the contract ends. This is far from the doom and gloom signing that y'all are making it out to be.

 

[Osprey]

People calling it a bad deal clearly did not spend a second watching Nashville last year.

It's a fair deal now, but is liable to be "meh" in year 3 and bad in year 4, when he's 33 and Hynes (who has gotten the most out of him) is probably gone. A 2-year deal for $5M AAV would've been a lot better, IMO.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

People calling it a bad deal clearly did not spend a second watching Nashville last year.

It's not a great deal, but for our current set-up and cap space it's fine for one of our better players. Not (fully) Granlund's fault that the Preds are a great black hole of suckage for offensive production. A million less or a year less and I'd be happier, but it's not crippling.

 

[Legionnaire11]

It's a fair deal now, but is liable to be "meh" in year 3 and bad in years 4 and 5, when he's 33 and 34 and when Hynes is probably gone. A 2-year deal for $5M AAV would've been a lot better, IMO.

it ends when he's 33... how will it be bad when he's 34?

 

[Face Of Bear]

Seems like a lot $ and term for a guy who lost his offensive touch and is starting to get old..

 

[Scoresberg]

It's a fair deal now, but is liable to be "meh" in year 3 and bad in years 4 and 5, when he's 33 and 34 and when Hynes is probably gone. A 2-year deal for $5M AAV would've been a lot better, IMO.

Fortunately, there is no Year 5.

 

[93gilmour93]

Glad the rumors of the Leafs and Granlund didn't come true. Bad contract

 

[Osprey]

it ends when he's 33... how will it be bad when he's 34?

I was thinking that it was a 5 year deal. My mistake.

Fortunately, there is no Year 5.

Yeah. My mistake. 4 years isn't as bad as 5 years, but I still would've preferred a 2 year deal at that AAV.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

He played with a ton of energy and grit last year. Every once in a while he'd also make a nice play... but it's really more just the offense from him that worries more than anything else. He was a really solid 2-way player and very consistently engaged and physical. Just not as creative as I would expect from his reputation.

I hope this contract doesn't make him too comfortable. He had a lot going on off the ice when he first came to Nashville, so we tend to give him a pass for his first go-round with us. But if he's just going to be a 0.5ppg player, he really needs to keep that gritty edge he had last year. Settling down now that he has $20M coming his way would definitely make this a far worse deal. But it's going to be fine if he keeps that edge. Possibly wears an "A" for us next year.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I think this is a mistake for Granlund the preds have started what looks to be a rebuild with the Arvidson and Ellis trades

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I think this is a mistake for Granlund the preds have started what looks to be a rebuild with the Arvidson and Ellis trades

We replaced those guys with players who were clearly better for us last year than they were.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I was expecting him to go find greener pastures. Good for Nashville.