Welcome back to FlamesNation’s 2021 Flames UFA Targets series, in which our team of writers assesses some of the key players set to become unrestricted free agents on July 28, 2021.
Once considered one of the NHL’s premier scoring forwards, Mikael Granlund has experienced a change in fortunes since being traded to the Nashville Predators in 2019.
After failing to impress on a one-year deal with the Predators in 2020–21, the versatile Granlund will hit the market in two weeks’ time and could be an appealing buy-low target for a retooling Flames team.