However, with Sam Bennett potentially moving to center next year, and the Calgary Flames depth down the middle, time is running out to make an impact.
Markus Granlund has proven himself as an offensive threat in the American Hockey League where he averaged close to a point per game in parts of three seasons.
For the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League however, he simply hasn’t been able to play with the same consistent offence, instead relying on a two-way prowess on most nights to stay in the line-up.
As I mentioned earlier, Granlund is no longer a fresh-faced rookie, and the clock is ticking for he and the Calgary Flames to find out what he is at the NHL level where he has 25 points in 79 career games.