Let’s start by establishing two things:
- Kevin Fiala seems like he is a good young player with upside. He will be an asset to this Wild moving forward.
- This was a bad trade.
On February 25th, 2019, the Minnesota Wild traded Mikael Granlund, once the hope of the franchise, to the Nashville Predators for Kevin Fiala. The deal is one-for-one. Granlund is 26 years old, put up consecutive seasons of 67 points or more, and was by far the most skilled playmaker on the Minnesota Wild.