US EditionDucks Add Veteran Forward Mikael Granlund on 3-Year, $21M Deal
- On Tuesday, the Anaheim Ducks signed 33-year-old Mikael Granlund to a three-season deal worth $21 million to enhance their lineup.
- Granlund entered free agency after spending the previous season dividing his time between the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks, with the Stars unable to keep him due to salary cap limitations.
- Granlund recorded a career-high 66 points last season, scoring 22 times and assisting on 44 goals, while demonstrating his ability to play both center and wing throughout the Stars’ deep playoff push.
- Ducks GM Pat Verbeek praised Granlund's faceoff skills and hard work, saying he “goes to the hard areas” and provides new dimensions to the team’s top six forwards.
- The Ducks, who finished 17th in goals scored last season and missed playoffs seven consecutive years, expect Granlund to help challenge for a Western Conference wild-card spot in 2025-26.
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Ducks add veteran forward Mikael Granlund on 3-year, $21M deal
In their first major free-agent signing in at least two seasons, the Ducks landed forward Mikael Granlund with a three-year, $21 million contract. Granlund, 33, split last season between the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars. He compiled 22 goals, 44 assists and 66 points. He managed to stay level despite a massive swing in circumstances, having been dealt from bottom-dwelling San Jose to contending Dallas, which reached the conference finals. He…
Granlund lands three-year, $21M deal with Ducks
Mikael Granlund, one of the most prominent free agent centers, signed a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks worth $7 million annually Tuesday after a season in which the 33-year-old forward posted 22 goals and 66 points.
Fantasy Take: Mikael Granlund Heads Back To California, Signs With Anaheim
One team that had oodles of cap space – over $35M according to PuckPedia – was the Anaheim Ducks. It seemed a lock that they would go make a big signing at some point in free agency and while the available names have run thin, they did go get one of the best playmakers available by signing Mikael Granlund to a three-year deal carrying an average annual value of $7M: Mikael Granlund signs with Ducks, three years x $7 M AAV— Pierre LeBrun (@Pierr…
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