Mikael Granlund

Mikael Granlund

32-Year-Old CenterC
San Jose Sharks
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Granlund was a big fish in a small pond last year, scoring 12 goals and 60 points in 69 contests with the Sharks. He was the only San Jose player to even reach the 50-point milestone in what was a miserable season for the franchise. On the plus side, Logan Couture, who logged just six games in 2023-24, should be healthy for the upcoming campaign, and Macklin Celebrini, who was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, should further bolster the offense. San Jose also penned free agent Tyler Toffoli and will be looking for more out of youngsters William Eklund and Thomas Bordeleau, so perhaps the offense won't be quite so bad in 2024-25. All those additions might eat into Granlund's playing time somewhat, but at least it should also lead to an increase in the quality of his linemates when he is on the ice. Expecting 50-60 points out of Granlund is reasonable. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Predators in July of 2021. Traded to the Penguins in March of 2023. Traded to the Sharks in August of 2023.
Pots goal in loss
CSan Jose Sharks
November 2, 2024
Granlund scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Canucks.
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Granlund had been held off the scoresheet in the previous two contests following a seven-game point streak. He scored to tie the game at 2-2 with 1:17 left in the third period, but Pius Suter answered less than a minute later to give the Canucks the win in regulation. Granlund continues to stand out among the Sharks' forwards, earning six goals, eight assists, 44 shots on net, 13 hits, eight PIM and a minus-7 rating over 13 appearances this season.
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Granlund was traded from Nashville to Pittsburgh before last season's trade deadline and now he'll enter his first season as a Shark. After recording 36 points in 58 games with the Predators, he took on a much smaller role with the Penguins and was limited to five points in 21 appearances. Granlund's average ice time dropped from 18:38 to 15:35 and he posted a lackluster 2.6 shooting percentage after the trade. The 31-year-old is expected to fill a middle-six role with San Jose during the 2023-24 campaign with limited power-play exposure.
Granlund's days as a fantasy option appeared to be over after the Finnish center produced just 57 points in 114 games in 2019-20 and 2020-21 combined. Yet the reports of his demise proved to be exaggerated after Granlund finished last season with 64 points in 80 games, including a career-high 53 helpers. Granlund's 28 power-play points were the most of his career. Even in his prime years, Granlund wasn't a major fantasy asset because he never scored many goals - he's only topped 20 twice in his decade in the league. Granlund, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Johansen all had bounce-back seasons for Nashville, but the odds are against all three repeating those efforts. Granlund has a steady floor in leagues that value assists, but don't expect many goals.
Granlund seems unlikely to ever return to the 60-point level we saw in his Minnesota days, but he has solidified his role as a top-six forward for the Predators. His numbers a year ago were solid (13 goals, 27 points in 51 games), but Granlund has always been more of a playmaker than a finisher and those 13 goals were largely the result of an unsustainable 17.6 shooting percentage. For comparison's sake, Granlund had never had a shooting percentage higher than 14.6 prior to last season. The Finn was an unrestricted free agent this summer but elected to remain in Nashville on a four-year deal which will pay him $20 million. Granlund is just 28 years old and he's a lock to see significant playing time for the Preds, so another 20-goal, 50-point season would appear to be within reach.
Granlund has struggled since joining the Predators, and the Finnish forward only managed 30 points in 63 contests last year. That was his worst total in a full season in his career, and a drastic drop from the 54 points he had in 79 contests split between the Predators and the Wild the year before. What's even more concerning is that Granlund converted his shots at a 13.1 percent rate in 2019-20, the second-highest mark of his career. At 28 years old, it's reasonable to think he just had an off year, but fantasy managers shouldn't bank on a huge rebound for the ninth overall pick from 2010. Granlund will probably push for the 40-point threshold in 2020-21, but no one should fault you for letting someone else take that gamble.
Granlund was a bit of a disappointment as a trade deadline acquisition for the Predators last season, but he'll return to Nashville with one year remaining on his contract for the 2019-20 campaign. Overall, he had 16 goals and 54 points with a minus-8 rating in 79 contests split between the Wild and Predators last year, but after the trade, he only tallied one goal and five points while posting a minus-6 rating in 16 games. With an entire offseason to adjust to his new team and linemates, Granlund should perform better in 2019-20. He's expected to skate alongside Matt Duchene on the Predators' second line and second power-play unit this campaign, which should allow him to return to the 20-plus goal and 65-plus point form he displayed in 2016-17 and 2017-18 with the Wild. Granlund should be a high-end secondary option at forward in most fantasy formats this year.
The 26-year-old put together another strong performance at the heart of the Wild offense in 2017-18, topping 20 goals and 60 points for the second straight season and just missing his second straight campaign with 20 power-play points. He clicked in impressive fashion alongside Jason Zucker and Eric Staal, with his linemates combining for 75 goals thanks to plenty of soft passes on the tape from Granlund, although the Finn is starting to gain more confidence in his own ability to light the lamp as well -- his 193 shots on goal were a career high. Coach Bruce Boudreau's system has allowed Granlund's game, built around his speed and hockey IQ, to blossom, and while his last two seasons have been good he might still be capable of better.
After four seasons, Granlund finally lived up to his billing as a top-10 pick, blowing way past his old career bests with 26 goals and 69 points in 81 games. Drafted as a center and deployed down the middle up until this past season, he was moved the wing by Wild coach Bruce Boudreau in 2016-17, and that opened up Granlund’s offensive game; now, the 25-year-old comes with sky-high expectations for this coming season. Minnesota’s historically emphasized two-way play, which has helped Granlund become an all-around player, but there’s been more of an emphasis on offense since Boudreau took over. Playing on the first line with veteran distributor and fellow countryman Mikko Koivu has allowed Granlund to focus more on scoring, but Koivu is aging and has never been a point-per-game player, which may limit Granlund from joining the ranks of the league’s elite producers even though he possesses the talent to do so.
The No. 9 pick in the 2010 draft, Granlund’s now three-plus seasons into his NHL career, and we’re still waiting for him to bring his Finnish-league and AHL scoring pedigree to bear at hockey’s highest level. He did play all 82 games while setting new career marks with 13 goals and 44 points last season, but that’s still quite modest production, especially when his minus-12 rating gets factored in. As he enters his age-24 campaign, Granlund is in some ways at a make-or-break moment in his career – he has to settle in at either center or wing, and that’s happening against the backdrop of impending free agency after this season. It seems like the direction he’s heading in is left wing, judging by the offseason addition of pivot Eric Staal as well as GM Chuck Fletcher’s offseason comments, in which case the Finn’s likely to find a home on the second line alongside Staal and Nino Niederreiter. That could be a productive grouping, but there are a lot of variables involved, so Granlund’s high-end upside makes him worth drafting if it doesn’t cost you much.
While his scoring may have ticked down slightly last season, Granlund is rounding into form as one of the best young players on the Wild. Granlund followed up a 41-point 2013-14 campaign with eight goals and 31 assists, but may have delivered more overall fantasy value this past season after his plus/minus rating rose from minus-3 to plus-17. The 23-year-old Finn should once again pivot the team’s first or second line, and with the Wild boasting solid wing depth, opportunities for assists should remain plentiful. It might be hard for Granlund to notice much further growth as a goal scorer, as he shot less than 1.5 times per game, preferring to set up quality looks for others. Moreover, despite seeing frequent power-play time, Granlund didn’t pick up a single goal with the man advantage last season. Downgrade him in leagues that value more diverse scoring skills, as Granlund isn't expected to look for his own shot very often with several quality options around him.
It didn't just seem like Granlund got better with every game last season -- he actually did. He delivered an impressive 21 points in his last 25 games, which makes it hard to believe he wasn't guaranteed to make the roster at the start of last season. He's now the Wild's No. 2 center on the back of his solid season, which included an Olympic nod with the bronze-winning Finnish team and fantastic showing in the playoffs. He’s slated to skate with some combination of Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek, Zach Parise, Nino Niederreiter and/or Charlie Coyle on the wing this season, which is about as fruitful as it gets for fantasy purposes. Granlund is a puck distributor who is going to helm the second-unit power play, if not climb his way into the top unit. He posted eight goals and 33 assists overall last season and there's every reason to believe he'll top the 50-point mark in 2014-15.
As a superstar in the Finnish Elite League and as the ninth overall pick in the 2010 draft, Granlund entered last season as a favorite for rookie-of-the-year honors. However, his first season playing in North America didn't go as planned as he had just six points in his first 19 games and was sent to the AHL. He returned in April to play six games, but the Wild gave him a smaller role after he was centering a top-three line at the start of the year. Granlund didn't adjust well to the size and physical nature of the NHL and struggled with bad penalties and defensive lapses. He did score 28 points in 29 games in the AHL, so he showed he can produce outside of Sweden. However, he'll need to earn his role with the Wild and he could begin the season in the AHL. At age 21, it's still early enough in his career that he may figure out the NHL game and fulfill last year's hype.
The ninth overall pick in the 2010 draft, Granlund has played the the last three seasons in Finland and was a superstar in the Finnish Elite League. As a 19-year old he let the league in scoring for a second consecutive season. The Wild will put him on the second line to begin his NHL career, which could make him an early favorite for the Calder Memorial Trophy (for rookie of the year). He has great speed, puck handling skills and a knack for putting the puck in the net, but his size (5-10, 180 pounds) could be more of an issue in the NHL.
The Wild made Granlund a first-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, snagging him with the ninth overall pick. Speed, playmaking ability and hockey smarts have all contributed to Granlund's billing as a top prospect, though naysayers are quick to point out his small size of 5-foot-8, 169 pounds. The Finn also dealt with a concussion, which wiped out roughly half of his 2010-11 campaign with HIFK Helsinki of the SM-liiga league. However, Granlund has managed 76 points (21 G, 55 A) in 82 games over the past two seasons overseas, and while it's not clear when he will make his NHL debut, opportunists should consider stashing him on keeper rosters in 2011-12.
The ninth overall pick in the 2010 draft, Granlund is the real deal. He played in Finland’s top league and averaged a point per game. More impressive: he was only 17 years old.
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Three-point night in Utah
CSan Jose Sharks
October 29, 2024
Granlund scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over Utah.
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Tallies in Saturday's loss
CSan Jose Sharks
October 26, 2024
Granlund scored a goal on five shots and went minus-3 in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
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Two power-play goals in loss
CSan Jose Sharks
October 24, 2024
Granlund scored two power-play goal on six shots, added two hits and went minus-2 in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Kings.
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Nets first goal of season
CSan Jose Sharks
October 22, 2024
Granlund scored a power-play goal on five shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Ducks.
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Logs power-play helper in loss
CSan Jose Sharks
October 20, 2024
Granlund notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal, two hits and four PIM in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche.
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Playing for Finland
CSan Jose Sharks
April 20, 2024
Granlund will play for Finland at the 2024 IIHF World Championship in May, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
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Granlund compiled 12 goals and 60 points in 69 games for the Sharks during the 2023-24 season. The 32-year-old forward should occupy a starring role with the Finns at the tournament.
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