Mikael Granlund has become a popular topic of conversation in Preds circles. The Finnish forward who never seemed to click under Laviolette’s system is absolutely FLOURISHING under coach John Hynes. After Matt Duchene won a big board battle, Mattias Ekholm fed Granlund for the overtime winner against the Jets on Tuesday. Beautiful.
Juuse Saros played one of his better games of the season (perhaps of his career) against the Jets. Pekka Rinne was on point last Saturday against Vegas. The goaltenders seem to have found some confidence in the blue paint, and their efforts are integral to this team’s success.