Los Angeles Kings owner, Bruce McNall, felt that Bernie Nicholls could score, but they already had players who could put the puck in the net. McNall wanted grit, and he got that when he engineered a trade with the New York Rangers that sent Tony Granato to the Kings.
Granato did not put up the same Points totals that Nicholls did, but he was a completely different player. The Right Wing still had his best years in Los Angeles, posting three consecutive 60-plus years, peaking with a career-high 82 Points in 1992-93. That year, Granato helped the Kings make the Stanley Cup Finals, and he led all skaters in Shots (77).
After the Finals, Granato’s hard-hitting style caught up to him, and he was frequently out of the lineup due to injury. When his contract expired, he signed with the San Jose Sharks and would go to his first All-Star Game.
With the Kings, Granato scored 305 Points in 380 Games.
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