Mikael Granlund is back! Granlund spoke with local media before Saturday’s San Jose Sharks-Dallas Stars tilt. It’s been just one week since Granlund and Cody Ceci were traded to the Stars for a 2025 first and a conditional 2025 fourth (which becomes a third if Dallas makes the Stanley Cup Final).

The San Jose Sharks will see two familiar faces when they take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday. It has only been a week since Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci were dealt to the Dallas Stars for two draft picks. Losing the two, especially Granlund, has impacted the young locker room.

The Dallas Stars have acquired center Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks in the latest in a flurry of trades around the NHL.

The San Jose Sharks welcome the Dallas Stars’ Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci back into SAP Center. William Eklund and Fabian Zetterlund and Walker Duehr scored, but the Sharks were embarrassed 8-3. Period 1 Eklund goal: This line playing with great pace to start.

While some praised Jim Nill’s work, others wondered if the Stars made a mistake sending a first-round pick away in Saturday morning’s trade.

Getting a first-rounder in return is a great bit of business for the Sharks, especially without any salary retention (since San Jose has all three spots filled). Granlund and Ceci both came to San Jose as salary dumps, and the Sharks managed to turn them into something that should help push their rebuilding process along.

I’m not a big fan of the Sharks’ Mikael Granlund trade. San Jose sent Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci to the Dallas Stars on Saturday for the Stars’ 2025 first-round draft pick and a conditional 2025 third-round pick.

The Dallas Stars entered the season with Stanley Cup aspirations, and as their 33-17-1 record would suggest, they're among the best teams in the NHL. With that