TAMPA, Fla. -- It's not exactly ... inspiring, is it?
Look, I'm not here to bury Mikael Granlund. Business-like NHL career over a decade and change, skilled enough to serve on both special teams, savvy enough to have the letter 'A' stitched onto his sweater, and valued enough by his prior employers to have earned his ongoing $5 million annual payday.
Nice player, as I've spoken of him for years.
And in the correct context, I'm sure, a nice addition to any of the league's 32 lineups.
But this, my friends, ain't it.