Confirmed Signing with Link: [DET] D Justin Holl signs with the Red Wings (3 years, $3.4M AAV)

[EastVillageBlues]

This might be the worst contract this FA period.....

 

[Seider and Donuts]

Paying Ben Chiarot and Justin Holl a combined more than 8 M is quite a choice.

It helps when the rest of their D combined doesn't make that but... Yeah this is ugly.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Wings have cap to burn but Jesus christ

 

[Pavels Dog]

What is Yzerman doing with his cap and D-core.....

Cap: need to spend to reach the floor
D-core: placeholders + veteran stability until Edvinsson, Wallinder, Johansson, Sandin-Pellikka etc. are ready to run the show

 

[shaner8989]

One of the happiest days as a leaf fan. Never wanted a player gone so bad. Him kerfoot the 2 most pathetic players I’ve seen in years. Sorry Detroit

 

[FinlandPanther]

Yzerman is an overrated GM. LOL AT THIS.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

dear god he was like on the ice for 90% of the goals for the leafs

3.5m a year for a black hole

crazy

 

[Doublerum1975]

Hahahaha

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Woof!

 

[TheBeastCoast]

He is good on the PK. Ask him to use his brain at all and you are going to have a rough ride. Also really struggles with transition defense.

 

[RipsADrive]

Yzerman with a strong entry into the worst contract of the day category.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

What the hell Detroit…?

 

[PromisedLand]

Aight I am convinced Stevie Y didn't build the bolts.

Who was the bolts' secret builder?

 

[Umingmak]

Yzerman with a strong entry into the worst contract of the day category.

He did the worst contract of the year with Chiarot last year, and this is a contender for this year.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

He was good as a complimentary top 4 to Muzzin. He can be a decent top 4 option next to someone who's a legit top 2.

Oh, play him with Chiarot then....no, wait.....LMAO

 

[Petes2424]

Holl was a whipping boy in Toronto, but he's a competent D-man. Very strong if he's on the 3rd pair, a little shaky if being relied upon in the top 4.

100%….. he was overplayed with responsibilities. If he plays within himself, he’s actually good. He just tried doing too much at times. Like Chiarot. Play him with Maatta and he should be fine.

 

[MCR74]

Paying Ben Chiarot and Justin Holl a combined more than 8 M is quite a choice.

l like how you called it "a choice".

 

[Seider and Donuts]

I don't like it... But bad contracts for defense don't really mean shit in Detroit considering they're building it entirely on prospects.

Detroit just looking for plugs while their prospects develop.

 

[CanadienShark]

Jesus that's absurd.

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

Cap: need to spend to reach the floor
D-core: placeholders + veteran stability until Edvinsson, Wallinder, Johansson, Sandin-Pellikka etc. are ready to run the show

Why not sign someone like Erik Johnson at the same price, but less term then? Better player too.

 

[13to40]

This guy blows.

First signing of Yzerman I really do not understand.

This guy is a dumb pylon

 

[Go Wings]

Holl was a whipping boy in Toronto, but he's a competent D-man. Very strong if he's on the 3rd pair, a little shaky if being relied upon in the top 4.

Are you nuts?
He was on the ice for 73.7% of the goals against in the playoffs. He is awful.

 

[NinjaTurtle]

This will be turn out to be a really bad contract. Holl is the type of guy you give 1x$2m because you need a little depth and could use a PK guy.

3 years and $10 million. My word…

 

[RedHawkDown]

Just kill me.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Why not sign someone like Erik Johnson at the same price, but less term then? Better player too.

Johnson signed in Buffalo.