Confirmed with Link: [NSH/MIN] Fiala for Granlund

[Jonesey]

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[Viqsi]

 

[AnalogKid]

But, but, but....our whipping boy!

 

[PredsV82]

Wow. Someone on the trade board called this.

 

[Aardvarksson]

Straight up? That's a good trade.

 

[predfan24]

Another win for Poile.

 

[LOUISVILLE ICE CARDS]

I honestly am not upset with this.

 

[Drake744]

f*** yeah

 

[101st_fan]

Granlund has another year on his deal and is producing better than Fiala this season. Four years older and more consistent for now.

 

[Scoresberg]

I like it.

 

[LCPreds]

I'm not a fan of this as I've felt like Fiala has been getting better and better lately. Poile may have won in the now but I really think this trade is a loss in the long run.

I wrote this and am now second guessing myself.

Fiala gave a leg for this team!

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Mikael Granlund has 185 points in his last 221 games. He is also extremely good defensively.

You guys don't even understand what kind of a fleecing this is. Bascially he's been close to Mark Stone's level the past 3 years. Yeah, this season he's slowed down after a really good start, but i think that has more to do with Minnesota Wild than him...

 

[Mass]

I honestly am not upset with this.

Not sure anybody should be. I'm as big of a Fiala fan as it gets, but Fiala will be lucky to be as good as Granlund. 26, not even old, 1 1/2 years left on his contract.

Maybe an attempt to get a stronger playmaker for the second line?

Edit: I can't read contract lengths.

 

[preds1]

Instant upgrade without selling the farm on a rental. Will miss what Fiala might have turned into, but a good trade for Poile.

 

[Gnashville]

I like it.

I love it

 

[a79krgm]

If Fenton secretly working for the Preds? Wild fans not happy!

 

[You]

Great trade, who'd we get?

Just trolling, but almost. We'll always have the Blackhawks goal and the towel, not sure we were ever going to get too much else other than possession stats for their own sake.

 

[Scoresberg]

The only thing I'm a bit worried about is Granlund's age and contract. He's looking for a big raise in 2020 but we're probably trading one of the top-4 before that. Also, he's a cheaper option for this and next year so we can pretty much go with this team to next year as well.

But he's a big upgrade on Fiala who was a disappointment this year. Still think he's gonna figure it out but Granlund's a 70 point winger/center and a better player.

 

[Scoresberg]

Granlund's probably gonna make our powerplay better as well, left-handed playmaker is just what the doctor ordered.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

I'm not a fan of this as I've felt like Fiala has been getting better and better lately. Poile may have won in the now but I really think this trade is a loss in the long run.

I wrote this and am now second guessing myself.

Fiala gave a leg for this team!

while this may be an upgrade now, i am also worried about the long run.

prime age in hockey is lower than other sports. 23-26 or so compared to 26-30 in other sports. every bit of our secondary scoring has been horrible this year.

fiala is 22 years old and was under team control for the foreseeable future and was definitely not playing himself into a huge contract yet.

if i remember reading correctly, wild fans say their beat reporter was saying granlund was wanting 8.5-9 million AAV. im sorry but whatttt?

 

[Drake744]

We got Washington's 2012 first round pick in Forsberg and turned our 2013 and 2014 first round picks into Johansen and Granlund. Get some.

 

[Armourboy]

Not sure I'm thrilled with it. May have gotten a bit better, but got older and lost several years of control.

My wife is pissed though, he was her favorite second only to Pekka.

 

[drwpreds]

Last 3 years for Granlund:

69 points
67 points
63 point pace this year.

Definitely a win for now, but who knows how we will be looking at it 3-4 years from now......

 

[LCPreds]

His production has really dipped as this season has gone on as well.

 

[FinProspects]

Last 3 years for Granlund:

69 points
67 points
63 point pace this year.

Definitely a win for now, but who knows how we will be looking at it 3-4 years from now......

In Minnesota Mild, keep that in mind. Granlund has a lot more potential, such an amazing player.