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Predators sign F Mikael Granlund to $20M deal
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Forward Mikael Granlund signed a four-year, $20 million deal with the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.
The team announced the move via social media with the headline 4 more for Granny! Signing Mikael to a contract that will keep him here in Nashville was a priority for us as we entered the free agency period. He has been one of our most consistent players since he joined the Predators, general manager David Poile said Wednesday.
Granlund shared the team lead with 13 goals and was fourth in points with 27 last season.
The three-year veteran was reportedly a target of the expansion Seattle Kraken and said he planned to test free agency. But the Predators brought him back on a deal that pays him $4 million next season.
Predators Select Six Players in 2021 NHL Draft
Nashville Takes Three Forwards, Three Defensemen in This Year s Draft, Held Virtually at Bridgestone Arena by Press Release @PredsNHL / Nashville Predators
Nashville, Tenn. (July 24, 2021) - The Nashville Predators made six selections in the 2021 NHL Draft from the team s draft headquarters at Bridgestone Arena, taking three forwards and three defensemen. We were very pleased with the way this year s draft went, Predators Assistant General Manager/Director of Scouting Jeff Kealty said. Before the draft we tried to implement a strategy and go into it with that in mind, and we felt we did that. We re very excited about everyone we picked.
Preds Thrilled to Select Two Top Players in First Round of 2021 NHL Draft
Nashville Picks Fedor Svechkov at No. 19, Moves Up to Select Zachary L Heureux at No. 27 as Round 1 Concludes by Brooks Bratten @brooksbratten / Senior Communications & Content Coordinator
The Predators entered the night knowing they were going to add one elite player to their organization, but by the time Round 1 of the 2021 NHL Draft was complete, Nashville had a pair of top prospects.
Friday evening saw the Preds select Russian center Fedor Svechkov with pick No. 19 in the Draft, and before the first round was out, Nashville had completed a trade to snag forward Zachary L Heureux at No. 27 by sending picks 40 and 51 in this year s Draft to Carolina.
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It was the ice hockey equivalent of a virtual debutante party.
The next generation of NHL stars took initial strides onto a global stage Friday night when the league held the first round of its annual selection process from myriad North American sites.
The draft was broadcast live on ESPN2 in Bristol, Connecticut, while NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman appeared from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Bettman pivoted to various team executives and personnel at their respective facilities for the actual picks, which were followed by the requisite reaction shots with the players and their families.
It was the second straight remote draft session for the NHL, though Bettman said the league will return to an in-person draft next year at the Bell Centre in Montreal.