The attacker grabbed Anaheim’s open -hand offer.
Mikael Granlund Signed a three-year deal with Anaheim Ducks, which guarantees a 33-year-old striker of as much as $ 21 million.
Anaheim had what was going on, but the journalist of The Athletic Eric Stephens Still, it is special that the club decided to offer Granlund seven million bucks a year.
– This must be a disappointment in all opportunities, Stephens writes.
For example, the free market was also available in the free market Mitch Marner and Nikolaj Ehlers Likes like, best age. Marner went to Vegas and Ehlers Carolina.
Overpayed?
Mikael Granlund was involved in the Bermuda tennis tournament on Saturday. Atte Kajova
Granlund now earns more than ever in the NHL, although a man’s career is probably already down.
According to AFP Analytics, who evaluates NHL agreements, Granlund will receive more than $ 2 million more than the same players have previously received.
AFP compared Granlund’s deal, for example Mike Hoffman For the Montreal deile. Hoffman received 4.5 million bucks from Montreal for the season.
In the same category Vladimir Tarasenko In turn, she acknowledged 4.75 million from Detroit, Antoine Vermette From Arizona 3.75 million and Jason Zucker 4.75 million from Buffalo.
“Anaheim agreed”
Granlund told Iltalehti on Saturday in the Bermuda tournament that he originally wanted to stay in Dallas, but it didn’t work out in the end.
– At first, of course, there was a mutual desire to continue in Dallas, but they did not get room for the pay ceiling that it was possible. Then I had to choose another team, and Anaheim was best suited to this life situation, Granlund said.
The man got a week ago a boyfriend Flower-I with his or her spouse.
Dallas was last season and is also one of the biggest championship favorites in the series in the coming season. Anaheim, on the other hand, is mainly fighting for the playoff spot. However, Granlund sees the potential on the team.
– Anaheim is a rising team, and already last season they took the steppe forward. There’s also a new coach [Joel Quenneville]who knows what winning requires.
Quenneville led Chicago to three championships in the early 2010s.
“Hopefully we can play so well that we will be a playoff team next season,” Granlund thought.
Wardrobe
Granlund would have liked to stay in Dallas, but there was not enough room for the Finnish Liksa. Aop
Granlund is planned for anaheim leader who shows a model for young promises, such as For Leo Carlsson, For Cutter Gauthier and Mason McTavish. The Finn had previously played a similar role for a couple of years in the closed San Jose.
Still, Granlund’s decision to move to Anaheim was some kind of surprise, as many expected the Konkari to aim for the Stanley Cup in the last peak of his career. However, the conscientious gambler himself did not throw the wounds in the trash.
– There’s still many years left for a career that only time to tell what happens.