Raimo Summanen commented on Mikael Granlund’s NHL transfer

NHL:n There is still over a month to the migration limit, but the market is getting hot. From the big names Mikko Rantanen and Jt miller has already been traded, and on Saturday night the landscape also changed Mikael GranlundFrom San Jose to Dallas.

“Finnish players are in a pretty loud cry. Carolina, Dallas, Colorado, Florida. All have a big pile of Finns, ”an expert Raimo Summanen to point out.

Granlund, 32, came to Dallas’s fourth Finnish player Finnish player Roope Hintzin, Miro Heiskanen and Esa Lindell to follow. Also Arttu Hyry has played a few matches in the star shirt.

The four teams mentioned by Summanen are the NHL’s largest Finnish centers. In addition, they are all top teams traveling to the playoffs.

“It is clearly thought that Finns are able to bring a certain kind of game group and discipline, not just to attack. It is especially valued in the playoffs. Usually Finns are able to play disciplined and team tactics, even though the game is out. ”

“Teams see it as a big value. Perhaps last season’s Florida championship has further fed the appreciation of Finns, ”Summanen ponders.

At the time of trading Granlund was the most powerful player of the season (52 Ott. 15+30), as he was last season. The number one center carried a large load not only in the evenings but also in overpowering and underdogs.

However, Summanen does not believe that Granlund will be mediated in Dallas the role of the front row.

“I don’t see that Dallas is expected to do any top -notch player. More good and versatile depth player who can bring skill, experience and variations to the offensive game. ”

Dallas’s superiority has cooled this season from previous years. This Granlund may have something to offer.

“I believe that Granlund will be responsible for overwhelming because he can bring new variations and danger to it. He is a good power player, ”Summanen says.

To Dallas’s superiority and also Hintz and Jason Robertson The number one chain was a big notch when Joe Pavelki ended his career last season. Could Granlund be a new pavelsk in Pavelski’s place?

“I don’t see it. Above all, Pavelski was the king of the goal. Even Dallas has had a little problem that they cannot generate terribly shots. Pavelski was the best in the world to hit the air in the world. Granlund is not like that. ”

Granlund has scored 15 points this season by overwhelming the base team in San Jose. The top team of Dallas is more than this Matt Duchenella (16) with whom Granlund played successfully as a chain buddy a few years ago in Nashville.

Granlund is the most experienced Finnish player in the NHL today. However, the veteran striker who plays through the Taalajänääs has never tasted greater success.

Although Granlund has played in the playoffs in nine seasons, he has only won the playoff series twice. Both times in Minnesota were in the early years of 2014-15.

Even so, Summanen sees that Granlund brings to Dallas the much -needed expertise to the playoffs.

“Dallas has these young attackers like newcomers Mavrik Bourque mixed Wyatt Johnston and Logan Stankovenwho have not reached the level of last season this season. Granlund brings experience and certainty to the depth of the attack. ”

“He is also a player who can play well with others and also use friends in the game. Granlund just doesn’t wait for the situations. ”

Again, Dallas, who is traveling to the playoffs, has been knocking on high success in recent years. In the last season, it suffered a loss in the Western Conference Finals.

Granlund He played in the NHL for many years as a winger, but in recent years he has returned to the middle of the middle. It is not yet known which box Dallas is planning him.

“At the defensive end, Granlund sometimes has little trouble at his own end, but he can play just as well in the middle and on the edge. That’s why he is a valuable addition to the configuration in terms of depth. ”

“If power comes and overwhelm, Granlund can play a big role. But he may just as well be a depth player in the third chain, ”says Summanen.

The Granlund agreement with Dallas only covers this season. In the summer, he is free to enter into a free market with any NHL club.