Last summer’s weird contract situation with Mikael Granlund was a bit confusing. After seeing Craig Smith walk away from the Predators and sign with Boston, many expected Granlund to seek better fortunes elsewhere. Colin Blackwell did it, as did Smith. Why not Granlund?
Granlund is 29 years old. He’s a left shot. He put up 13 goals and 14 assists in the shortened 2020-2021 season. His performance last season was MUCH better than we expected it to be based off his previous season and a half with Nashville. However, he had 17 goals during the ‘19-’20 campaign, with many of those points coming after John Hynes was hired as Nashville’s third head coach.