Fansided · Mar 5, 2019
Nashville Predators: Grading the Mikael Granlund Trade
The Nashville Predators decided to swap Kevin Fiala for Mikael Granlund at the NHL Trade Deadline, but did they win the trade?
The simple answer, yes. The Nashville Predators acquired Mikael Granlund, who is a very reliable top-six forward that can get you 60+ points per year while swapping out Kevin Fiala, a younger forward who hasn’t shown much offensive upside, other than his 48 point season last year.
Granlund has hit the 20 goal plateau twice in his career, and is on pace to do so for his third straight season, and has also been close to the 70 point mark twice, including 69 in 2016-17.