Confirmed with Link: Olli Maatta 2 year extension ($3M AAV)

[lhsgolf19]

I like it... well deserved

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[Ishad]

Great! Do Walman next.

 

[redwings8831]

 

[jaster]

Interesting.

I wonder what this means for Walman.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Perfect, small raise... Reasonable

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Smart

 

[sepster]

Maatta scores a goal and gets raise immediately.... Larkin, still waiting

 

[Detroit Knights]

I couldn't be happier with this. I would have given him more because I think he is that valuable, but he has been a good rock for us this year with minimal defensive mistakes, plays the body, and is great at keeping the puck in the offensive zone at the boards.

Absolutely love it.

 

[SoupNazi]

Now do Larkin.

Glad to see Hronek's partner is sticking around, though.

 

[Frk It]

Oh I missed this... this is great!

Edvinsson, Maatta, Hronek, Seider next year. That could be our best top 4 in a long freaking time.

Great! Do Walman next.

Interesting.

I wonder what this means for Walman.

I would feel fine with our LD next year being Maatta, Edvinsson, and Walman.

Could we move Chiarot at the deadline though? Would we have to retain a bunch of his salary?

 

[datsyukfan]

Love this. Ink Wallman and next year your top 6 D are Seider, Wallman, Hronek, maatta, chiarot, Edvinsson. That’s really solid

 

[jaster]

Oh I missed this... this is great!

Edvinsson, Maatta, Hronek, Seider next year. That could be our best top 4 in a long freaking time.

Jake Walman.....

 

[jaster]

I would feel fine with our LD next year being Maatta, Edvinsson, and Walman.

Could we move Chiarot at the deadline though? Would we have to retain a bunch of his salary?

While my gut reaction is, no, no one would want Chiarot with that contract... retaining salary certainly cracks the door further open. But more to the point, I don't think Yzerman gives up on him that quick after signing him to that big commitment.

We all like Walman, and I do think Yzerman tries to re-sign him, but the puzzle pieces are a little stubborn at this point.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

I think this means Walman is gone. You extend him, you block Ed.

Unless we move Chiarot to off hand, or better yet, out of town.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Oh I missed this... this is great!

Edvinsson, Maatta, Hronek, Seider next year. That could be our best top 4 in a long freaking time.



I would feel fine with our LD next year being Maatta, Edvinsson, and Walman.

Could we move Chiarot at the deadline though? Would we have to retain a bunch of his salary?

If Detroit retains 1 mil? I think so. I think Detroit could gift Chiarot to a team scraping the floor without retention.

I like Maatta but this now has me a little worried that Walman is on the trading block.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Nice. Well deserved

 

[datsyukfan]

I think this means Walman is gone. You extend him, you block Ed.

Unless we move Chiarot to off hand, or better yet, out of town.

Chiarot has played a tun on the right side in the past, he’s easy to slide over to the right side

 

[jaster]

It feels like Walman's odds of staying in Detroit go down here, I agree with that.

But I don't know. How do you squeeze Walman out, trade him at the deadline or whatever, and have a better defense next season? Let's say Edvinsson is penciled in next season no matter what. So you've got Seider, Hronek, Maatta, Ed, and Chiarot set as 5 of your top-6. If you don't sign Walman for what would likely be a very reasonable contract, you do have the opportunity to go out and get a RHD to even things out, but looking at the free agent market, there's not much there on the right side; and nothing that would be as much bang for the buck as Walman.

I think Chiarot has to slide to the right. I don't know how that plays out with Seider and Hronek munching so many minutes, and I don't know who gets saddled with Chiarot (who knows, maybe Ed is the guy he finally clicks with), but it seems like the best course of action, long-term.

Will be interesting to see how this all unfolds.

 

[Ricelund]

Good move.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

The term I wanted if we signed him. Good deal.

 

[izlez]

I hated this signing when it happened, but he's been solid for us. Good deal. And thinking ahead, he could be a nice asset to trade away as a rental in a couple years as we hopefully filter in prospects

 

[lhsgolf19]

I hated this signing when it happened, but he's been solid for us. Good deal. And thinking ahead, he could be a nice asset to trade away as a rental in a couple years as we hopefully filter in prospects

How could you hate it originally? It was nothing, 1 year 2M... Zero downside, we had no one else lol

 

[Holden Caufield]

He has been solid. Strong complimentary guy who fits perfect with Hronek.

I’m definitely happy with the length of this extension.
Brings stability, but none of the worries/headaches that are attached to those long term deals for middling veteran players.

 

[izlez]

How could you hate it originally? It was nothing, 1 year 2M... Zero downside, we had no one else lol

Because I HATED the player. He was the one non red wing that I probably had the strongest opinion on in the league.

...and I was wrong

 

[lhsgolf19]

Because I HATED the player. He was the one non red wing that I probably had the strongest opinion on in the league.

...and I was wrong

Fair enough ha