Confirmed Signing with Link: [LAK] Sean Walker signs extension (4 years, $2.65M AAV)

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[Canuck Luck]

Seems like a solid deal for the kings and a horrible deal for walker. Guy seems to be a #5 with potential to be a 3-4

 

[Ouroboros]

Literally never heard this dude's name even once and now he's making 2.65M per year.

 

[Boondock]

I like this deal - a good #5 with #4D upside. Reasonable deal for a player that showed some offense in his first full season.

 

[kilowatt]

Literally never heard this dude's name even once and now he's making 2.65M per year.

You haven’t paid attention to LA in two years then, he’s a really underrated defender. At times he was the best player on the ice.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Dont really know the guy but 2.65m for a 4-5th dman it's a good price

 

[kilowatt]

Seems like a solid deal for the kings and a horrible deal for walker. Guy seems to be a #5 with potential to be a 3-4

Agreed, seems like a low AAV but four years and $10 million is probably pretty exciting for an undrafted free agent. Kings have done a great job scouting college guys.

 

[PensandCaps]

I've liked what i seen from him. Smooth skater, smart signing by LA.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Wow that's so weird. This forum is so good at telling LA fans what they need I just assumed everyone would be locked in on who Walker is.

Good deal for Walker, imo. Versatile guy can play up and down the D roster and in various situations. Having him as a 3rd pairing guy due to RD depth is a luxury. Spent some time next to Doughty and held his own for a bit, ideally would be #4-#5, but CAN drive even a 2nd pairing. Voynov-lite. Kind of a righty Martinez if folks need a reference.

 

[PhoenyX]

Should have let him walk...

 

[Boondock]

Should have let him walk...

........er?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Fairly similar resume to Justin Holl and gets a fairly similar contract to him, makes sense. Seems like a solid bottom pair D that can anchor that pair.

 

[Richard88]

I wonder if this sets a benchmark for Ryan Graves' contract.

Both Walker and Graves are 25 years old and have played almost exactly the same number of NHL games to date (109 vs 110).

Sean Walker:

Ryan Graves:

Ryan Graves playoffs:

 

[Just Linda]

Seems about right. Surprised he would go for 4 years though, would've figured most 25 year olds would bet on themselves and try to be UFA at 28

 

[Mrfenn92]

Fair deal for both sides. Congrats to him

 

[bsu]

You haven’t paid attention to LA in two years then, he’s a really underrated defender. At times he was the best player on the ice.

That's not saying much. (Same comes from a Ducks fan about any player on our roster)

 

[qqaz]

I wonder if this sets a benchmark for Ryan Graves' contract.

Both Walker and Graves are 25 years old and have played almost exactly the same number of NHL games to date (109 vs 110).

Sean Walker:

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Ryan Graves:

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Ryan Graves playoffs:

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Good comparison. Justin Holl, as @Empoleon8771 mentioned, is a good one too. Holl is a bit older (28), and played a bit less (81 games). So he got a bit less (6 million over 3 years).

Thats a good estimate for a late bloomer, defense guy, who can be a possible top 4.

LA did good with this Walker deal, as far as I can tell.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Seems about right. Surprised he would go for 4 years though, would've figured most 25 year olds would bet on themselves and try to be UFA at 28

Normally I would agree. The Kings did Walker a solid by tearing up his old contract to give him a better one when they did not have to do so. Perhaps (my speculation) this is a return on that.

 

[Warden of the North]

Seems like a solid deal for the kings and a horrible deal for walker. Guy seems to be a #5 with potential to be a 3-4

Given the upcoming cap armegeddon were about to experience every player should be taking a long term deal if they can

 

[Warden of the North]

You haven’t paid attention to LA in two years then, he’s a really underrated defender. At times he was the best player on the ice.

He's played 109 NHL games over two seasons. He may be good, but it's not like he's a long term NHL player to this point

 

[SFKingshomer]

John Hoven mentioned the potential for this on XM yesterday. Good deal!

 

[Patrik Barkov]

Literally never heard this dude's name even once and now he's making 2.65M per year.

I swear every year 3 or 4 guys just appear on the Kings that I've never heard of and half of them sound like members of a mafia family. Most of them end up to be solid players as well.

 

[Richard88]

Good comparison. Justin Holl, as @Empoleon8771 mentioned, is a good one too. Holl is a bit older (28), and played a bit less (81 games). So he got a bit less (6 million over 3 years).

Thats a good estimate for a late bloomer, defense guy, who can be a possible top 4.

LA did good with this Walker deal, as far as I can tell.

I've been estimating that Graves would get between $2.5 x 2 and 2.75m x 3, and this Walker deal seems to be about in line with those. Hopefully we can get Graves on a similar deal to Walker, albeit a year shorter perhaps.

 

[Patmac40]

Great deal for a solid player. Really effective especially on the PK. Maybe don’t play him with MacDermid as often and he’ll be even more effective.

 

[duxfan1101]

Kings fans, between Walker and Roy, who do you prefer and why?