Proposal: Your Ideal trade for Granlund

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Hey wild fans,

Granlund is a peice that I see as being a very real option to trade. I don’t think MN will want to pay him what he’s going to ask for, so what would you want for him.

I’d want an A list Center prospect + 1st +2nd

Realistically, what could we get?

What teams make sense?

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[Olcoach]

To Carolina for Teravainen and some guy named Nino.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

To Carolina for Teravainen and some guy named Nino.

Teravainen > granlund
Teravainen is younger and locked up in a good deal.

 

[Olcoach]

Teravainen > granlund
Teravainen is younger and locked up in a good deal.

Exactly. Wouldn't it be great to come out on top of a significant trade? Lol.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Exactly. Wouldn't it be great to come out on top of a significant trade? Lol.

Lol yeah we are fans of the wrong team

 

[Saga of the Elk]

80-point guys aren't super common. Granlund would have to fetch a very high return (at least one blue-chip prospect and a 1st).

Not to say it could never happen (of course) but to come in and trade a guy to shake things up is one thing. I think when you're on the losing end of the talent scale, you lose the trade - though there are always influencing circumstances. To do it twice is bad hockey work.

At this point, I'm almost afraid to see something like Spezza, Honka and Tufte coming back in a package.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Why would we trade Granlund?

 

[Bazeek]

Maybe Boston, if they're looking for a RW. Maybe Columbus if they want to fill some of the void left by Panarin. Buffalo or NYI may want non-rental secondary scoring. Maybe teams like Arizona, New Jersey or Vancouver over the summer.

I suspect the return would be a 1st, a 2nd and a prospect we'd be disappointed in within a year.

 

[Bazeek]

80-point guys aren't super common. Granlund would have to fetch a very high return (at least one blue-chip prospect and a 1st).

Not to say it could never happen (of course) but to come in and trade a guy to shake things up is one thing. I think when you're on the losing end of the talent scale, you lose the trade - though there are always influencing circumstances. To do it twice is bad hockey work.

At this point, I'm almost afraid to see something like Spezza, Honka and Tufte coming back in a package.

Not to totally stamp out any sense of optimism around here, but I don't see a team trading for Granlund as an 80 point player when he hasn't actually broken 70 yet.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Granlund + Spurgeon for Marner + Hainsey? Something like that?

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Not to totally stamp out any sense of optimism around here, but I don't see a team trading for Granlund as an 80 point player when he hasn't actually broken 70 yet.

I think he's held in high esteem around the league. Responsible, hard-worker, decent speed, great hands and vision. Makes other guys better. Value deal. Hell, I'll trade for him...

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

80-point guys aren't super common. Granlund would have to fetch a very high return (at least one blue-chip prospect and a 1st).

Not to say it could never happen (of course) but to come in and trade a guy to shake things up is one thing. I think when you're on the losing end of the talent scale, you lose the trade - though there are always influencing circumstances. To do it twice is bad hockey work.

At this point, I'm almost afraid to see something like Spezza, Honka and Tufte coming back in a package.

I don’t have a lot of confidence in Fenton’s ability to make a good trade, especially it a so called “hockey trade”. I wouldn’t say granlund has 80-point player written all over him though as he’s yet to break 70 points.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Why would we trade Granlund?

Do you want to pay him 9 million a year to watch him score 15 goals?

 

[Bazeek]

I think he's held in high esteem around the league. Responsible, hard-worker, decent speed, great hands and vision. Makes other guys better. Value deal. Hell, I'll trade for him...

That I agree with, though I'm not sure his contract is a huge selling point when he's only got a year left and is a UFA after that.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Do you want to pay him 9 million a year to watch him score 15 goals?

Why the hell would we pay him 9 million? 5-7 million being the most upper limit.

 

[Bazeek]

Why the hell would we pay him 9 million? 5-7 million being the most upper limit.

And when he doesn't sign for that?

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Why the hell would we pay him 9 million? 5-7 million being the most upper limit.

Russo reported that his agent was planning at starting at 10 million. With his contract ending in a year, and the team not trending the right way, he could be inclined to walk if he doesn’t get atleast in the realm of what he wants. Things can change, but no doubt he gets 9 per in UFA and I believe he’d Be intrigued by that if we’re not offering more than 7. The max I’d pay him is 7.5.

 

[Bazeek]

Russo reported that his agent was planning at starting at 10 million. With his contract ending in a year, and the team not trending the right way, he could be inclined to walk if he doesn’t get atleast in the realm of what he wants. Things can change, but no doubt he gets 9 per in UFA and I believe he’d Be intrigued by that if we’re not offering more than 7. The max I’d pay him is 7.5.

I think $9m is probably high, but somewhere in the low $8m's wouldn't surprise me.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I think $9m is probably high, but somewhere in the low $8m's wouldn't surprise me.

Time will tell. You might be right now that I think about it. if someone pays duchene 10, granlund will get 9.

 

[Wabit]

80-point guys aren't super common. Granlund would have to fetch a very high return (at least one blue-chip prospect and a 1st).

Not to say it could never happen (of course) but to come in and trade a guy to shake things up is one thing. I think when you're on the losing end of the talent scale, you lose the trade - though there are always influencing circumstances. To do it twice is bad hockey work.

At this point, I'm almost afraid to see something like Spezza, Honka and Tufte coming back in a package.

When did Granny become an 80p player? Rounding up from 69p to 80p is a bit of a stretch. The question for GM's is do you pay the same or more for him and his extra year compared to the ~PPG players so far this year (Duchene, Stone, Panarin?)? Hayes (missed a few games) is on a similar points pace to Granny this year and is a center.

I don't remember a TDL that could have so many quality players on the market.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

When did Granny become an 80p player? Rounding up from 69p to 80p is a bit of a stretch. The question for GM's is do you pay the same or more for him and his extra year compared to the ~PPG players so far this year (Duchene, Stone, Panarin?)? Hayes (missed a few games) is on a similar points pace to Granny this year and is a center.

I don't remember a TDL that could have so many quality players on the market.

Good points. I’m not sold on Hayes yet though.

 

[Wabit]

Good points. I’m not sold on Hayes yet though.

Me either, but he is having a nice year so far. He's also been a heavy d-zone start that fills a shutdown/2-way center roll the last few years.

This really is a TDL that's shaping up to where teams can fill in specific holes with the FWDs:
-Need a game breaker? Visit the bread section in isle 1
-Need an offensive center? Check out Duchene and Staal displays in isle 2
-A 2-way center is on sale in isle 3
-Isle 4 has playmakers in small, medium, and large sizes
-Physicality and scoring is located in isle 5
-etc...

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Hate being this guy, but... "aisle".

Unless you're hopping from island to island, which would be fun.

 

[TaLoN]

Do you want to pay him 9 million a year to watch him score 15 goals?

He's not getting $9mil at this point. His slump has taken that well out of his reach.

Yes, Rumor has his agent starting at $10m, but that's just a starting point. Example, Dumba's starting point in negotiations was $8m, he got $6m.

Granlund will be closer to $8m than $9m. Likely between $7m-8m, and imo, that's still worth keeping him. We need more players like him, not less.

 

[Wabit]

Hate being this guy, but... "aisle".

Unless you're hopping from island to island, which would be fun.

NHL teams have big money, they do their shopping in style.