Confirmed Trade: [NSH/MIN] Mikael Granlund for Kevin Fiala

[Victorious Secret]

Huh? Wild got a haul and Preds got a 15-20 goal, 45-50’assist guy. Good deal.

Fenton, you didn't get a haul. Stop trying to reason your move.

 

[I am not exposed]

wtf... wow. Good job by Nashville there...

MIN is realy look at getting younger.

Staal is the next out 100%

perhaps not....

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

W toC hopefully .

In all honesty though, he’s 22 years old and to think he can’t improve is Dumb. First of all, he’s got elite skill. His main issues, from what I’ve seen, are his strength on the puck and defensive awareness. The latter is less likely to take a big step, but if Fiala improves his strength he’s going to be allowed to use his skill and speed a lot more. Not to mention the boost he’s going to get from going from a 2/3rd liner in Nsh to a 1st liner in MN that gets big minutes and top power play time.

I don't know that he's ever going to be a "strong" player. His bigger issues from watching him the last few years are decision-making and consistent effort level. The talent's all there though.

 

[Soundgarden]

Huh? Wild got a haul and Preds got a 15-20 goal, 45-50’assist guy. Good deal.

A 15-20G 45-50A player is a 60-70 point player. Fiala, while having upside, is a 50 point player at this moment.

Granlund's 67 and 69 point seasons from the last two years would be the best scoring seasons the Preds have had since 2007-2008.

 

[rynryn]

Fenton, you didn't get a haul. Stop trying to reason your move.

it's his kid, not him.

 

[SotasicA]

I still can't understand that this is the value of a guy who's in top-10 in RW scoring for last 3 seasons and is a good two-way player on top of that. AND is still RFA. Fenton better hope he's right about Fiala.

Not an RFA tho.

The Wild got youth. And Fiala seems to be ahead of Granlund if you look at how they played at the same age.

 

[Johno]

Still cantc believe Granny went for only Fiala. I mean he is a solid 20+25 player, but still.

 

[Sota Popinski]

what was the verbiage? Sounded like he was taking calls on Granlund from other teams but had Fiala targeted for most of the year. iirc.

not the quote i was thinking of but still...

When he was on Barreiro, Russo said "even today, though, I was talking to other teams and he was offering Granlund around the league, I think as a Plan B, just in case this thing with Nashville fell through."

 

[torniojaws]

It was kind of obvious though. Minnesota has been going nowhere fast for the last 3-4 years. The train already passed them, so the only way to advance is to change the lineup. I wouldn't be surprised if one or more of Dubnyk, Koivu, Zucker will be gone in the summer.

 

[inthe6ix]

Does Fiala play RW? Because isn't Parise the #1 LW in Minny?

Figured at least a pick would be coming with Fiala... 1-for-1 for potential vs a proven 65-70pt player is insane.

 

[Predsrule]

Did you not hear him? EASILY THE BEST FORWARD IN SMASHVILLE.

Not gonna lie clicked for fun.. by the end the ducks made me cry alittle...

 

[PuckInTheNards]

There's really no way to spin this as a win for my Wild. Even if Fiala pans out in a couple of years, it was still shitty value for this year. Fenton's plan is pretty clear... but man, he seems to be really really bad a trading.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

To Mikael Granlund... also heard that his fiancée was in labor yesterday.

 

[BusQuets]

Not an RFA tho.

The Wild got youth. And Fiala seems to be ahead of Granlund if you look at how they played at the same age.

Getting better every year is what every team hopes about their prospects but when you look at the amount of players that have scored 65-70 points last 3 seasons you know that it doesn't happen like that. The odds are stacked against Fiala ever becoming even 60 point player. Not even many Wild fans would have believed the jump that Granlund made from 50 point player to 65-70 point player.

 

[Nharris31]

I don't know that he's ever going to be a "strong" player. His bigger issues from watching him the last few years are decision-making and consistent effort level. The talent's all there though.

That was Granlund at that age as well even has moments now where he is like that.

 

[SlickShot]

Still cantc believe Granny went for only Fiala. I mean he is a solid 20+25 player, but still.

I was thinking the same. I was wondering since he went for only Fiala the Flames could have easily pulled that trade off.

 

[ref19]

Does Fiala play RW? Because isn't Parise the #1 LW in Minny?

Figured at least a pick would be coming with Fiala... 1-for-1 for potential vs a proven 65-70pt player is insane.

I mean Granlund is a 2 playoff rental for the Preds. Fiala is a hefty price to pay for that

 

[Bruce Granville]

I mean Granlund is a 2 playoff rental for the Preds. Fiala is a hefty price to pay for that

And he isn‘t allowed to play the season in Nashville, because....?

 

[ref19]

And he isn‘t allowed to play the season in Nashville, because....?

You know what I meant. Very unlikely Nashville can resign Granny after the 2020 season.

 

[triggrman]

You know what I meant. Very unlikely Nashville can resign Granny after the 2020 season.

why is that? Our cap is in good shape.

 

[ref19]

why is that? Our cap is in good shape.

Granny is a great player. I wouldn’t want to be paying him 7.5-8+ after a few years though.

 

[Bruce Granville]

You know what I meant. Very unlikely Nashville can resign Granny after the 2020 season.

Of course they can and most likely will.
He might stay for 8x7M or even less. #taxes

 

[triggrman]

Granny is a great player. I wouldn’t want to be paying him 7.5-8+ after a few years though.

we'll see. Poile has a decent grip on contracts or has so far. I have faith.

 

[DatDude44]

Granlund is actually a UFA after next year..... but the preds committed robbery here

 

[triggrman]

Granlund is actually a UFA after next year..... but the preds committed robbery here

as we get older the years go by quicker but he did say 2020, which (and I find it tough to believe) is after next year.