The Edmonton Oilers issue last season was not their top end offense. Draisaitl, McDavid, and Nugent Hopkins all had career years last season and it still wasn’t enough to make the post-season. Edmonton needs more forward depth and Ken Holland is hoping that Markus Granlund can offer that.
Markus Granlund Signs One Year Deal At 1.3 Million
The 26 year old Granlund has spent the last four seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. Granlund is a solid checker and has been utilized frequently by the Canucks as a penalty killer, an area that the Oilers needed to address.