Granlund makes good first impression in Penguins debut

Mikael Granlund stickchecks the Lightning's Tanner Jeannot -- both were teammates in Nashville just a week ago -- Thursday night in Tampa, Fla.TAMPA, Fla. -- Mike Sullivan said that newly-acquired forward Mikael Granlund's debut was a "tall task."

After being acquired in a trade with Nashville on Wednesday evening, Granlund made the four-hour drive across the state, having been in south Florida with the Panthers preparing for a game with the Predators at the time. He got into Tampa around 1 a.m., and was on the ice 10 hours later for a morning skate with his new team.

No full practice to really get acclimated to his linemates Jeff Carter and Danton Heinen, and not exactly running on a…