Markus freakin' Granlund.
Carried the Heat on his back in that first round. Looked great in his rookie season, looked like an NHLer in his stint with the Flames.
Baertschi may have a higher ceiling (although debatable), but he hasn't yet managed to hone in his all around game and show that he's better than the criticism that Burke dished in October. At this point I'm just more confident in Granlund. It's up to Sven this year to change that. But he's gotta show it.
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