Confirmed Trade: [PIT/NSH] Mikael Granlund for 2023 2nd round pick

[Pancakes]

As a Pens fan, I hate it, and Hextall should be fired

 

[Rich Nixon]

Is he out of jail?

Yes, and he's second in scoring in Liiga this year.

 

[cool beans]

And it’s a 2nd rd pick this draft? Haha hell yes. Preds are killing this deadline rn

 

[BKarchitect]

Granlund having a rough season offensively and defensively but still leads Nashville in average time on ice among the forwards.

The Preds have been playing Granlund above his means on the top line for which he is no longer suited for.

The problem is we aren’t quite sure what line he’s suited for now and he’s making $5 million thru his age 34 season and the Prns didn’t even get retention.

Quite a gamble by Hextall.

At best they replaced the Zucker contract with Granlund’s for three seasons…and Zucker has actually been decent this season.

This is the act of a GM who time has clearly passed by. All that salary maneuvering for this.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Everyone theyve moved is replaceable. The kids are being given the chance to end the season and show what theyre made of. Nashville did pretty solid with the return.

That asshole Hynes will have to play Tomasino.

 

[herzausstein]

As a Pens fan, I hate it, and Hextall should be fired

As a preds fan, hextall should have a statue built in rememberance of saving nashville from this contract.

Maybe granlund turns it around in pitts but he has been terrible this season for nashville

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Granlund having a rough season offensively and defensively but still leads Nashville in average time on ice among the forwards.

The Preds have been playing Granlund above his means on the top line for which he is no longer suited for.

I imagine he's going to play on the third line in Pittsburgh so I'm cautiously optimistic. But it's a gamble for sure.

 

[herzausstein]

That asshole Hynes will have to play Tomasino.

All his toys are being taken away and im enjoying every second of it

 

[cool beans]

Still need fans to show up.

The bigger part is, josi and forsberg both have NMC/NTC. Unless they want out they ain’t moving

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Two more years at 5 million AAV? Hahahaahahhaha

 

[SI90]

Grandlund 2 more years after this year. Hextall hates the Pens.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Hextall did all that for Granlund? lol And a horrible cap hit

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Not giving much up. Salary his somewhat shitty to take on. I have faith he has a rebirth here.

Let’s go.

 

[Lomez]

Ugh. Why?

 

[iFan]

This isn’t a good move for the Pens… Garland or Boeser would’ve been better

 

[BKarchitect]

I imagine he's going to play on the third line in Pittsburgh so I'm cautiously optimistic. But it's a gamble for sure.

So you have a $5 million third liner who is 31 for 3 more seasons?

Do the Pens have an analytics department?

 

[Realgud]

I think this could be really good for Pittsburgh. Granlund is going to have success there I think.

 

[AHLdepth]

I'm not claiming to be even close to an authority on the Penguins or anything, but I feel like this is the most confused confused I've been about player evaluations ever? Like Kapanen is waiver wire, get him outta here value, Blueger is a 3rd and McGinn is not even worth claiming, and yet still would you rather not just keep basically any one of them over paying a 2nd for Granlund?

I think sometimes I want to believe GM's are playing 4d chess when really they're playing pong but afk

 

[KPower]

Granlund has negative value, except for Hextal obviously.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Grandlund 2 more years after this year. Hextall hates the Pens.

Convinced he's a Flyers plant at this point

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Sweet!!! Love it!

Good luck in Pittsburgh, Granny!

 

[Claypool]

Grandlund is 31? I feel like he was still a hot prospect just a few years ago. Show's what I know.

 

[Michoulicious]

Wtf Granlund sucks.

 

[Marty Party]

Who knows, the Pens could totally change him and he turns it around for them. However, for the Preds, he has been pretty absent this season.

 

[Wats]

I can't believe this is why they were trying to clear cap.