New Ducks forward Mikael Granlund: ‘My best years are ahead of me’

Mikael Granlund was a coveted forward in the NHL free-agent market, coming down to the wire with the Dallas Stars in extension talks and also being pursued by other teams, including the Vancouver Canucks.

Yet Granlund, 33, opted to join the Ducks for three seasons, catapulting himself to the top of a list of free-agent signings that hasn’t had a lot of pop or sizzle since Scott Niedermayer’s arrival in 2005.

That timeline may be fitting since the Ducks turned back the clock with the hire of coach Joel Quenneville...