Confirmed with Link: Ericsson Signs A 6 year Extension @ 4.25m/yr

[The Zermanator]

Jonathan Ericsson signed 6 yrs

https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/405720726499364864

Helene St. James @HeleneStJames
Red Wings agree to six-year $25.5 million extension with defenseman Jonathan Ericsson. Cap hit $4.25 m

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[Mister Ed]

Ericsson Signs A 6 year Extension

Detroit Red Wings ‏@DetroitRedWings
BREAKING: The #RedWings have signed Jonathan Ericsson to a six-year extension.

Woohoo! #2 D locked in for a while!

 

[InjuredChoker]

6 years?

better be 4 mil or under.

well still too big term.

 

[Mister Ed]

Is it going to be at the rumored 4.25M mark? Or maybe lower, since it's for a longer period.

 

[Heaton]

Not liking 6 years, but he's only 29, players who play like Ericsson stay effective for a long time.

 

[last_sd]

6 years.. dang
I hope the cap is lower than 4 than.

I wish all these deals(Howard, Ericsson) were 1~2 years shorter.

 

[The Zermanator]

Beat me to the link by a hair!

Can a mod delete/merge the other thread I made, no point having two.

Anyway, term is a bit longer than I expected. I'll wait to see the dollar figure before I make up my mind.

 

[last_sd]

Beat me to the link by a hair!

Can a mod delete/merge the other thread I made, no point having two.

Anyway, term is a bit longer than I expected. I'll wait to see the dollar figure before I make up my mind.

Since it was rumored to be 4~5 years at first around 4M+
I hope by it is 4M or less at 6 years.

 

[GoAwayDanCleary]

6 years is 2 more years than I would've liked. Hopefully its under $4M.

 

[InjuredChoker]

dear god if this has ken holland special for the whole term.

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Hopefully it's at a lower cap hit due to the length. something like 4.1M over 6 years would make sense.

 

[The Zermanator]

Hopefully it'll be 3.5 or no more than 3.75 in exchange for the added year. Although, with the projected raises in the salary cap Ericsson will be a steal even at 4M.

 

[Avery Rule]

6 @ 4.5 calling it now.

 

[ChadS]

4.25 cap hit per Khan.

 

[Heaton]

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 7s
Ericsson deal has a cap hit of 4.25 million

 

[Frk It]

6 year deal? No thankssss

Hopefully his game doesn't regress. Last thing we need is another 30-something year old player with an unmovable contract.

Seeing as how the cap is going up, would have rather have him more money over less years. Unless this deal is super cheap, I'm not a fan.

 

[Heaton]

6 year deal? No thankssss

Hopefully his game doesn't regress. Last thing we need is another 30-something year old player with an unmovable contract.

Seeing as how the cap is going up, would have rather have him more mine over less years. Unless this deal is super cheap, I'm not a fan.

I think we'll be fine with Ericsson, even if in 4 years when he's 34 years old and not as good, he'll still be a fine bottom pairing PK defensemen. Those guys last forever and can still be effective for a long time.

 

[Henkka]

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 7s
Ericsson deal has a cap hit of 4.25 million

Got it exactly right (the caphit). Bu my guess was 4-5 years. Fine with that. You can't buy that big body anywhere.

Ericsson is rock solid!

 

[Frk It]

Would have preferred 5mx4y if that was a possibility.

 

[last_sd]

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 7s
Ericsson deal has a cap hit of 4.25 million

Dang I thought by going 6 years we could keep the Cap at 4M or less.

I guess it's not bad. He is getting 1M raise. When he signed the previous deal he was playing #4-5. Now he is #2.

 

[nickyno72]

Six years is no problem. He'll be 35-36 at that time, even if he doesn't progress and stays the same skill as now he'll be our 4 man. The thing that matters, and scares me, is a no movement/trade clause that Kenny has been throwing out lately.

 

[sully6one]

For you guys wanting 4 or 5 years he'll want a lot more money. Be happy with this deal. It'll always be a good deal. The salary cap will probably be in the $80M+ in 6 years.

 

[Frk It]

So is it 4.5 or 4.25???

 

[last_sd]

so is it 4.5 or 4.25???

4.25.

 

[Henkka]

So is it 4.5 or 4.25???

Every trusted source in Twitter says it's 4.25M.