Adam Vingan of The Athletic: While Mattias Ekholm stays more than likely in Nashville, the Mikael Granlund dilemma is a little different. Last season, Nashville kept Granlund and he did nothing. This year, the winger is performing well, what does Nashville do?
On an expiring and reasonable contract ($3.75 million AAV), Granlund provides value. He has nine goals and 16 assists in 36 games. Those are respectable numbers. Also, Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Ellis may be as little as 10-14 days from returning. That makes Granlund more expendable.