- The Sharks are trying to be creative to make a Mikael Granlund trade work, reports TSN’s Pierre LeBrun in his latest piece for The Athletic (subscription link). The 32-year-old has had a bounce-back year playing a much bigger role in San Jose as he has 36 points in 47 while averaging nearly 21 minutes a night. However, Granlund has another year left on his deal at $5MM, a price tag that would be difficult for several buyers to afford. San Jose only has one salary retention slot left so they might prefer to take a pricey contract back over using that final slot on Granlund through next season.