Confirmed Signing with Link: [DET] D Olli Maatta signs extension with the Red Wings (2 years, $3M AAV)

[Osprey]

These awful puns need to stop. What's the maatta with olli you?

 

[deca guard]

These awful puns need to stop. What's the maatta with olli you?

let os'prey to the hockey gods for these puns to stop

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

yay!! good news!!

 

[Zirakzigil]

Happy for him. He deserves it.

 

[Sniperberg]

Legend

 

[JeffroTullison]

good contract for 2nd pair guy

 

[MabusIncarnate]

Happy with this, he's been good this season, a better signing than I had anticipated when it happened.

Everyone was right about Chiarot though.

 

[norrisnick]

Happy with this, he's been good this season, a better signing than I had anticipated when it happened.

Everyone was right about Chiarot though.

Except Yzerman, unfortunately.

 

[orby]

Maatta has had an interesting career to say the least. I'm glad he's been able to stick it out in the league after his health issues early on.

 

[biturbo19]

Honestly can't really blame them. Whatever weird chemistry he has with Hronek is easily worth that to them. Full marks to Maatta on turning his career back around too. You don't see that often, but he's had a bigtime resurgence in Detroit. Solid stuff all around.

 

[Chardo]

Now he can buy another vowel.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Maatta has had an interesting career to say the least. I'm glad he's been able to stick it out in the league after his health issues early on.

in his rookie season he led the Knights d-men in PP points (1+12)
his 32 points (56 games), also led the Knights in d men points

in the play-offs, he led all d-men in points; scoring 6+18=24 in 19 games
also led London Knights in points

- OHL Cup -

combined stats : 11+45=56 +37

Second season season in the OHL, 38 points in 57 games
again led the team d men in PP points (3+18) and d men points

in the play-offs he again led his team d-men in points (4+10=14)
finished 2nd in the play-offs d-men scoring after Aaron Ekblad

- OHL Cup -

combined stats : 12+40=52 +19

had a very promising rookie season for the Penguins at 19,
scored 9 goals +24 assists and was +10
- played a full season, awesome pick at 22nd

Olympic games; 5 points in 6 games, Bronze medal

all that before turning 20...

at 22, he was already 2 x time Stanley Cup champion

first the tumor, then....injuries, injuries, injuries

fast forward

Now at 28 (still at his prime BTW), he has sort of reinvented himself, solid defensively
makes good first pass forwards and is playing his best hockey offensively, since his rookie season.

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awesome signing, especially for a 2nd pair guy

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Easily could see his production get higher from now on.
easily can be 10+ goal, 35-45 point two-way d-man