Confirmed Signing with Link: [CHI] Jan Rutta signs extension (1 year, $2.25M)

[mcpw]

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[Quid Pro Clowe]

Pretty good deal for Chicago

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Solid. Rutta has been good on the Chicago blueline.

 

[Teemu]

Yikes. Two near replacement defenseman extended for 1M+ in the last few days.

 

[JLarucci23]

I like the deal for us, he was good until he got hurt earlier this year.

 

[Jay haller]

Overpaid but he’s right handed so I guess

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Yikes. Two near replacement defenseman extended for 1M+ in the last few days.

Rutta is much better than Suckstavsson

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Called this last week from a mile away. Qs a fan of his and if Ruuta wanted to be back, he would

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Another absolute joke from our GM

 

[NDiesel]

Don't know much about Rutta, but 19 points in 40ish games isn't too bad. Is he more offensive than defensive?

 

[Hockeyholic]

Okay..

 

[PensandCaps]

Chicago is gonna be in the draft lottery for a looooong time.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Chicago is gonna be in the draft lottery for a looooong time.

Because of a 1 year 2.25 deal?

 

[ThatSaid]

Fair value, and pretty much no choice for us. Maybe he's not a long-term second pairing guy, but he looked pretty good before his injury, and frankly, we don't have a lot of other options for the D next year. Gus is a joke though. Gus' deal doesn't cripple us or anything, but it does provide incentive for us to play him, which I'm not happy about.

Rutta should be good to go for next year. Hopefully he and Forsling can find that chemistry again.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Because of a 1 year 2.25 deal?

The fact Bowman is in love with the awful D he built and is overpaying to bring them back is more the reason

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

I think this is a little bit of an overpay, but it's 1 year, so it's not the end of the world. I would have thought 1.5 for Rutta. The Gus deal is the real head scratcher as he's not an NHL player.

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

Holy overreactions in this thread, Batman. It's a one year deal.

 

[NDiesel]

Holy overreactions in this thread, Batman. It's a one year deal.

Yeah, it's a bridge deal......people need to relax.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

I was expecting a 9 year deal worth over 5.00 per year. C'mon Bowman

 

[CallMeShaft]

If Rutta didn't get hurt this season, he'd cost a lot more than this. However, whatever injury he has had for the last several months has kept him in and out of the lineup for a long while now. And even if he fully recovers this offseason, the fact that he missed so many games this year because of said injuries should've made his cap hit be lower than what this is.

Though we do have a ton of cap space this offseason for a change. Still, this signing might put us out of the running for Tavares.......yeah, we have a lot of room next year. Year after might be a different story.

 

[bleuetbio]

Rutta was good in the beginning but that's about that. I thought he would be traded at the deadline.

 

[FameFlame069]

Surprised they didn't try a 2 year at 2m (or lower) why only do 1 year? So you can pay more when he breaks out next year?

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Rutta was good in the beginning but that's about that. I thought he would be traded at the deadline.

Concussions have that effect mid season

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Yeah, it's a bridge deal......people need to relax.

It's not my understanding of what a bridge deal is as he will be an UFA once it expires.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Concussions have that effect mid season

Don't think it's concussions. Foley mentioned something during the Canes game about a lower body injury and Rutta wouldn't be in and out of the lineup as much as he has if it was anything to do with the brain/head.