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

[Stony Curtis]

$3 mil/yr = $1 mil/umlaut. Umlauts are in short supply, and Yzerman just cornered the market. What a GM!

 

[JoeSakic13]

Holli Maata that’s a solid deal.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

$3 mil/yr = $1 mil/umlaut. Umlauts are in short supply, and Yzerman just cornered the market. What a GM!

all part of the Yzërplän

 

[Nemesis Prime]

He's been a great addition this year, well deserved.

 

[Fist of Fury]

Not too much money, not too many years. Solid deal, good to see him bounce back.

 

[Oddbob]

It’s a touch higher than I would have wanted to go, but it’s hard to complain too much about a few hundred thousand per on a short term deal

It is only a slight raise from what he currently makes. 3 mil a season for a 18-20 minutes a night solid defender is about as good as you can get in the NHL these days. He was making 2.25, so it is only a small bump up from what he gets this season.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Good for Olli and the Wings, happy he gets to plant some roots again. Appears he's over the injuries that plagued him earlier on in his career. Biggest issue when he was with LA was consistency in tougher minutes (they wanted him to be Drew's partner so bad) but if he's settled in down the lineup a little with a regular partner I'm sure he's crushing it.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Pretty amazing that LA chose to keep Edler over Maata.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Good for Olli and the Wings, happy he gets to plant some roots again. Appears he's over the injuries that plagued him earlier on in his career. Biggest issue when he was with LA was consistency in tougher minutes (they wanted him to be Drew's partner so bad) but if he's settled in down the lineup a little with a regular partner I'm sure he's crushing it.

When he's been paired with Hronek the two actually have looked like a top end 2nd pair. I've been pleasantly surprised by their chemistry.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Pretty amazing that LA chose to keep Edler over Maata.

It made sense based on price tag at the time, but it's awful in retrospect.

The stay-at-home PK guy made more sense and before his injury he was absolutely excellent. They were banking on pre-leg-break Edler returning and he just has not, he's totally toast. Bad gamble.

When he's been paired with Hronek the two actually have looked like a top end 2nd pair. I've been pleasantly surprised by their chemistry.

Yeah I wasn't very clear there, I simply meant 'non top pairing' haha. At his best on the Kings him and Roy were a very very good 2nd pairing, his issue here was consistency and that's really it. I have no doubt he's very successful being 'very good' at everything in Detroit with a nice fit, especially since he has some age/experience and injuries are in the rear view. Easy guy to root for, very happy for both parties here.

 

[hirawl]

Everything about this is solid.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Really happy for him that he's gotten over the injury issues and settled his career trajectory. Always liked Olli

 

[Pavels Dog]

It was olli a maatta of time.

 

[One Winged Angel]

His career looked like it was on the outs and then he finds a home in Detroit. Good for both parties.

 

[drw02]

Solid deal, excellent as a 4/5 D. Selfishly was hoping to turn him into some future assets but no problem with this

 

[Stony Curtis]

TIL that Olli Määtä has a brother named Antti. Antti Määtä. If only he was a scientist.

 

[Michoulicious]

Forgot he still played.

 

[Sol]

He was the best Kings Dman in the playoffs. He struggled before the playoffs but seemed to become a lot better during the playoffs. Judging by the contract it seems his good play carried over into Detroit. Happy for him.

 

[MBH]

Walman probably gets moved

 

[Umingmak]

Extremely pleased with this. Hope Walman is next.

Maatta has been very, very solid all season, and has helped Filip Hronek to develop into a phenomenal second pairing guy.

 

[Vukotal Recall]

I was a fan of his in Pittsburgh before all the health issues derailed him, but am I wrong in remembering that Kings fans later hated him and said he was 100% done, couldn't skate, etc? I guess he's rejuvenated in Detroit?

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Good cap hit. Nice signing.

Who cares? It doesn't Maatta.

 

[duul]

He looked great last night anyway.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

I'd have easily offered that as an Oil fan. Good deal for Detroit.

 

[MBH]

I was a fan of his in Pittsburgh before all the health issues derailed him, but am I wrong in remembering that Kings fans later hated him and said he was 100% done, couldn't skate, etc? I guess he's rejuvenated in Detroit?

His first year in LA was bad. 2nd year was better.
He still gets burned by fast guys. He's smart enough to limit exposure.
He's not playing in a ton of important games, either. Nor will he over the next two years in Detroit.