Wild Trade Granlund to Nashville for Winger Kevin Fiala and Fans are Pissed

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Wow… if you wanted an exciteable trade deadline in Minnesota you have just gotten your wish. The Minnesota Wild have just traded their best playmaker, in Mikael Granlund, to Nashville for 22-year-old winger, Kevin Fiala. 

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Mikael Granlund has indeed been traded from the #mnwild….Kevin Fiala coming from #nhlpreds. Waiting to hear if there's anything else in the deal

— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 25, 2019

Right now I'm led to believe it's 1 for 1…. https://t.co/qyIgjjs0Sd

— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 25, 2019

From Nashville's perspective, Granlund can play top-6 right wing and aid a 31st-ranked power play

From Minnesota's perspective, Fenton, who announced the Fiala draft pick, gets a guy he loves, a 22 yo speedster whom he believes can be a 30-goal scorer at least.

— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 25, 2019

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Alright, so there is some positive spin from Russo but if you look at the Minnesota hockey faithful around the state, there is very little positivity surrounding this deal. I don’t think the fanbase had Granlund as an untradable asset… there just seems to be a large feeling that the Wild didn’t get enough back for the Fin…. It’s coming from all angles. Here is what Hockey Guy Zak has sent me since the deal was consumated… He seems to be going through a whirlwind of emotions. I threw some tweets I’ve seen after too… It’s getting ugly out there.

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I hope Tolvannen is coming with, otherwise it's a terrible deal.

— Kramer Schmidt (@schmidtkramer) February 25, 2019

.@PierreVLeBrun just said on Trade Centre that Fiala/Granlund is 1-for-1. Holy shit that’s freaking terrible.

— Brett Marshall (@B_Marsh92) February 25, 2019

Granlund is about to have his third straight 60 point season. I don't understand this deal at all. Nashville FLEECED the wild pic.twitter.com/44fLxAiOlp

— xTech (@xTechHockey) February 25, 2019

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Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

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