Confirmed with Link: Ducks Sign Jani Hakanpää (1 year, $750K) and Christian Djoos (1 year, $1M) to extensions

[duxfan1101]

EDIT: Can someone add "750K" and "1 Way" to the title?

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[WhatTheDuck]

His play in the NHL exceeded expectations. It will be interesting to see if he can put a solid full season together.

No risk at that cost, at worst he replaces Holzer as the cheap veteran depth guy.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Don't you mean Irwin now, because we traded away Holzer. = )

Congrats to Jani! Hope his progression continues! That gives the NHL club three RHD now with Manson, Gudz, and Jani going into next season. We also have Axel coming to the AHL as well. It's also possible that after the draft, we could have two more in Drysdale and Helge! (It's a dream, of course, but wow!) Talk about revamping the RD in a hurry.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Don't you mean Irwin now, because we traded away Holzer. = )

Congrats to Jani! Hope his progression continues! That gives the NHL club three RHD now with Manson, Gudz, and Jani going into next season. We also have Axel coming to the AHL as well. It's also possible that after the draft, we could have two more in Drysdale and Helge! (It's a dream, of course, but wow!) Talk about revamping the RD in a hurry.

Meant what I said. Holzer had been the veteran depth guy for quite some time, at worst Hakanpaa fills that role.

 

[GreatBear]

This is a no risk contract. If he doesn't work out he can be put in San Diego and not have his salary count against the cap. Should he work out the contract is a very reasonable amount for a third pairing defenseman, or even a number 7 who spots in and out of the line up.

Given the situation that we now find ourselves in, I suspect that it is going to be more difficult than usual to integrate new players into the line up and the Ducks system. Bringing back a guy who can play on the 3rd pair and who is familiar with the team and the system is a good move.

 

[Paul4587]

No risk, could be some reward. Hopefully he is the player we saw in two games at the end of the year as opposed to the guy we saw in preseason. I’m rooting for him.

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

 

[Static]

Djoos will still be an RFA after next season as well.

 

[Gliff]

Interesting Djoos took a pay cut. Somone who knows the CBA better then me can clarify, but doesn't he basically have to be okay with that? In order for an RFA to take less money then their current contract they have to accept it instead of becoming a UFA if we don't qualify him which puts him right at his current contract plus some % raise.

I remember someone being worried about Djoos getting a Manson type contract....
Good deals for both of them.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Nice. I actually like Djoos and Hakanpaas play, especially Hawk during the tail end of the season. He really did grow after his slow start.

 

[Paul4587]

Djoos as well? Good to see, the depth we have on the left side is looking a lot better than it was a year ago. With the Djoos signing and Larsson making huge strides the last 15 or so games our healthy left side is actually pretty good.

Lindholm
Fowler
Djoos
Larsson
Mahura
Guhle

I wonder if MDZ is back next season?

 

[duxfan1101]

Interesting Djoos took a pay cut. Somone who knows the CBA better then me can clarify, but doesn't he basically have to be okay with that? In order for an RFA to take less money then their current contract they have to accept it instead of becoming a UFA if we don't qualify him which puts him right at his current contract plus some % raise.

I remember someone being worried about Djoos getting a Manson type contract....
Good deals for both of them.

Murray must have scared him out of taking it to arbitration.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Interesting Djoos took a pay cut. Somone who knows the CBA better then me can clarify, but doesn't he basically have to be okay with that? In order for an RFA to take less money then their current contract they have to accept it instead of becoming a UFA if we don't qualify him which puts him right at his current contract plus some % raise.

I remember someone being worried about Djoos getting a Manson type contract....
Good deals for both of them.

Well yeah he's gotta be OK with it, he's the one signing the contract.

 

[DuckTech]

My guess is Djoos signed a 1-year 1-way contract as a "show me" deal much like Silf did some years back.

 

[Leonardo87]

I like the idea of bringing back Djoos, he is good depth to have and like to see if he can add more to the PP which needs a desperate shake up.

 

[MilesNewton]

I would say MDZ is gone-

 

[MilesNewton]

Very small sample size for Hakanpää but he seems to be a project that the Ducks want to develop no matter how long it takes.
I still think there are better players to maybe run with and a bit surprised about the one way deal but GMBM loves this type of player.

 

[Gliff]

Well yeah he's gotta be OK with it, he's the one signing the contract.

Obviously. I mean he chose to take a pay cut to stay here rather then become a UFA.

 

[pbgoalie]

How long will it take for Anaheim to teach Djoos to directly shoot the puck into defenders shin pads

it was fun watching a defenseman get the puck through from the point

 

[Kalv]

Nice! I like it

 

[nihlify]

For some reason I thought Djoos was much older than he is. I like it.

 

[eternalbedhead]

I liked the Djoos trade, and I'm glad we're bringing him back.

 

[JabbaJabba]

Zero risks with these re-signings. Glad to have them back for another year.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Obviously. I mean he chose to take a pay cut to stay here rather then become a UFA.

I think Djoos might be gambling on himself here. In Anaheim, he knows he'll be starting rather than be shuffling around. Should Djoos put up a competent year, then his stock will rise. It's good all around.