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Originally Posted by Henry Fool
I doubt Florida would be interested. The problem with trading someone like Granlund right now is that his value isn't higher than his draft position was. However, he's shown to the Flames that he has a good chance of becoming an NHL player. Once he's proven himself at the NHL level, he begins to have more trade value.
With some prospects, you can trade high based on promise. To me Granlund is the opposite: he's probably better than teams around league think he is but he has yet to prove it.
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His value is definitely higher now than his draft position. He had a good year in Finland where scouts would have seen him. Good World Juniors where scouts would have seen him. And now a great rookie year in the AHL where a lot of scouts, coaches, management would have seen him. Plus he played in the NHL where some scouts, coaches and management would have seen him.
His value has risen for sure. I think you're underrating it.