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

[57special]

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.

Koivu and Dubnyk won't be going anywhere. Zucker...he gone.

 

[Sota Popinski]

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

Did you not see the prices for the other rentals yesterday of the 1 playoff variety? Or do you just like talking out of your rear end?

 

[ref19]

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

Yeah, not likely though. Would you honestly give gran a contract that takes him to 35? Didn’t think so.

 

[ref19]

Did you not see the prices for the other rentals yesterday of the 1 playoff variety? Or do you just like talking out of your rear end?

Look what Ottawa got for a signed Stone

 

[CountKong]

Im still shoked at how bad this trade is

Trades like this makes me frustrated when Bergevin does squat on TDL. Even Simmonds would have helped us. Nobody sacrificed their future for a rental. Stone wasnt even a rental, he was a trade and sign. Brannstrom was the price to pay for such a quality player?

Are u ******** kidding me?

Bergevin didn't have the one specific player that Fenton wanted...sometimes you luck out as GM when someone is willing to pay for a specific commodity.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Yeah, not likely though. Would you honestly give gran a contract that takes him to 35? Didn’t think so.

Why not?

 

[gwh]

Look what Ottawa got for a signed Stone

Unsigned Stone. LV is on record of starting the contract negotiation 2:30, which 30min before the deadline.

 

[gwh]

So what are the Fiala's rumored motivational and locker room problems Preds reddit was fully concerned before the trade? Is there any fire under the smoke?

 

[TitansVolsPreds615]

So what are the Fiala's rumored motivational and locker room problems Preds reddit was fully concerned before the trade? Is there any fire under the smoke?

I had heard a few years ago (his first or 2nd season in Nashville) that Josi didn't like him for whatever reason. He's always been a pretty brash type player. He was once suspended by the AHL for flipping off the opposing bench after scoring a goal. (It was Milwaukee public schools' yearly field trip to the hockey game). Kevin Fiala Suspended Two-Games by the AHL

He got in a scrap with Arvidsson at practice a few weeks ago.

Other than those two instances it's all a bunch of hearsay. He's a young talented hockey player. He's not the first one to piss off his older teammates by being overly cocky.

 

[ref19]

Unsigned Stone. LV is on record of starting the contract negotiation 2:30, which 30min before the deadline.

Lol, if you believe that man...

 

[ref19]

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

I mean Fents was the contracts guy for more than a dozen years. Look what he just did with Staalsy lol

 

[justafan22]

I had heard a few years ago (his first or 2nd season in Nashville) that Josi didn't like him for whatever reason. He's always been a pretty brash type player. He was once suspended by the AHL for flipping off the opposing bench after scoring a goal. (It was Milwaukee public schools' yearly field trip to the hockey game). Kevin Fiala Suspended Two-Games by the AHL

He got in a scrap with Arvidsson at practice a few weeks ago.

Other than those two instances it's all a bunch of hearsay. He's a young talented hockey player. He's not the first one to piss off his older teammates by being overly cocky.

Didn't Fiala drop in his draft year for that reason?

 

[ref19]

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.

Haha true. Look at the situations and the players off. What an S-head

 

[ref19]

Didn't Fiala drop in his draft year for that reason?

Haha no... he was picked 11th. Goodness.

 

[ref19]

I had heard a few years ago (his first or 2nd season in Nashville) that Josi didn't like him for whatever reason. He's always been a pretty brash type player. He was once suspended by the AHL for flipping off the opposing bench after scoring a goal. (It was Milwaukee public schools' yearly field trip to the hockey game). Kevin Fiala Suspended Two-Games by the AHL

He got in a scrap with Arvidsson at practice a few weeks ago.

Other than those two instances it's all a bunch of hearsay. He's a young talented hockey player. He's not the first one to piss off his older teammates by being overly cocky.

Him beating the living crap out of Victor is likely not a bad thing as he needed to be woken up.

 

[behemolari]

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

Preds have good time to decide if they want to extend him, so it's actually safe. This signing makes them much closer to be contender and to win the cup, which will tempt other UFAs too.

I have really hard time to find negativity from this but yeah lets try

 

[triggrman]

Him beating the living crap out of Victor is likely not a bad thing as he needed to be woken up.

I heard Arvy took him to school.

 

[rynryn]

Didn't Fiala drop in his draft year for that reason?

i think he was considered a reach--mostly because he was considered to not be that close to NHL-ready. Which means the Preds must have really scouted him hard and fallen in love with his potential.

 

[TK]

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

You changed your tune REAL quick pre-trade to post trade. You're the most staunch defender of the trade now, but a bit before it actually went down you posted this about Granlund to the Preds:

"Boy would he ever get a haul if available.

Don't know if Fiala, Tolvanen, 1st would be enough though. "

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I don't think even Benning or Chiarelli make this deal.

 

[ref19]

I heard Arvy took him to school.

No, but Arvidsson is a soft as we know. He can score though.

 

[DatDude44]

Preds have good time to decide if they want to extend him, so it's actually safe. This signing makes them much closer to be contender and to win the cup, which will tempt other UFAs too.

I have really hard time to find negativity from this but yeah lets try

Lol what? I 100% agree with you. I think it was fantastic for the preds. I was just correcting those that were saying he was an RFA. Lol

 

[ref19]

You changed your tune REAL quick pre-trade to post trade. You're the most staunch defender of the trade now, but a bit before it actually went down you posted this about Granlund to the Preds:

"Boy would he ever get a haul if available.

Don't know if Fiala, Tolvanen, 1st would be enough though. "

Not true at all. Love the return.

 

[triggrman]

No, but Arvidsson is a soft as we know. He can score though.

Fiala way softer

 

[ref19]

Fiala way softer

Lol