The Ducks announced today that the club has signed forward Mikael Granlund to a three-year contract through the 2027-28 NHL season. Granlund, 33 (2/26/92), has scored 179-431=610 points with 277 penalty minutes (PIM) in 902 career games with Dallas (2025),

The Ducks missed out on the biggest names in free agency despite owner Henry Samueli’s guarantee of a blank check, but the versatile Finn adds consistent scoring to a team that finished 30th in

There’s something to be said, though, for filling out a roster with real, live, proven NHL contributors, especially when you’ve got a few foundational pieces in place. In Anaheim, those are Leo Carlsson, Mason McTavish, Cutter Gauthier and, hopefully, a defenseman or two. And they’ve all already spent more than enough time losing games.