Confirmed with Link: Miro Heiskanen signs extension (8 years, $8.45M AAV)

[Smelling Salt]

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[Satan]

 

[BfantZ]

Joe Sakic is pissed right now .

 

[Sports2]

Daddy

 

[WhoahNow]

PLAY MIRO ON THE LEFT SIDE

 

[Mestaruus]

This was from Miro's agents/agency:

 

[Dynamite Time]

Glad Nill went ahead and just locked him up long term!

 

[serp]

 

[Elysian]

Love the signing, gonna be a bargain in a few years.

 

[kabidjan18]

It's honestly more money than I'd like to give...

Looks like we won't have anything to do in free agency this year.

 

[Zapp]

That’s honestly really great to hear. He’s basically acknowledging that even if he plays above his pay grade, this is the team he wants to do it for. Pretty good indicator from Miro

 

[MrHeiskanen]

It's honestly more money than I'd like to give...

Looks like we won't have anything to do in free agency this year.

Even if it's 2 million less, we don't have anything to do this year.

 

[Kcb12345]

Bit more money than I'd like but can't complain. Nice to see him locked up!

 

[JesusNPucks]

Please translate for those among us who are not good at charts—e.g. me. Thanks.

 

[WhoahNow]

Please translate for those among us who are not good at charts—e.g. me. Thanks.

Miro= very good top pair dman
if he improves his offensive output then
Miro = elite

 

[JesusNPucks]

Miro= very good top pair dman
if he improves his offensive output then
Miro = elite

Okay cool. Thanks.

So that means the contract will end up in the range from a “sight overpay for a top pairing defenseman” to a “bargain for an elite defenseman”—is that right?

 

[Satan]

Please translate for those among us who are not good at charts—e.g. me. Thanks.

elite

 

[BfantZ]

On first thought, this is a pricey contract . On second thought , I can’t see us ever complaining about it . It’s not like he’s gonna be 35 and declining during these 8 years . This will run right through his prime .

 

[Victory Avenue]

This is fantastic news! Go Stars Go!

 

[BrettHullsToe]

Nill playing 4D chess here, sign Miro to a good deal, and do it first to make Sakic's job much harder.

 

[Captain Awesome]

It's a little rich for now, but I'm thinking there's a good chance he'll perform up to it, and it's nice that age won't be a factor throughout the contract. I think Nill could have gotten it down a little bit, but honestly, we're probably talking about a few hundred thousand per year, so likely not a big deal overall. I actually hope this means we've priced ourselves out of Oleksiak, because I'm not a fan of that pairing, and I want Miro to be much more assertive with the puck, like our best paid D-man should be. If anybody is feeling a little nervous, just go on over to capfriendly and look at Drew Doughty's contract, you'll feel better.

Edit: I just looked at the chart above. Can someone explain how his individual offensive percentile metrics are so excellent, but his overall offensive percentile presents him as a net negative as a whole? I'm scratching my head over that chart.

 

[David Castillo]

Edit: I just looked at the chart above. Can someone explain how his individual offensive percentile metrics are so excellent, but his overall offensive percentile presents him as a net negative as a whole? I'm scratching my head over that chart.

I'm not familiar with Dom's model as it's proprietary, but I know that he uses Game Score for offense. Points alone don't tell the whole story otherwise Tyson Barrie would be the NHL's most elite puck mover. So Game Score combines all the different things that create offense, directly and indirectly: goals (weighted highest), primary assists (weighted second highest), secondary assists (and so forth), shots for, possession differential, goal differential, and penalty differential. What the chart seems to be indicating is that Miro is producing points well, but not necessarily generating offense around him. Which I think makes intuitive sense. He's still young, and still playing a defense-first system.

 

[Blindsummit]

This is great news and I'm very happy about it! Go Miro and Go Stars!

 

[Nikki Potnick]

Pretty good.

 

[JesusNPucks]

With the Bruins just releasing details of the new CM contract, the Heiskanen contract keeps looking better and better. I guess that’s why Jim Nill likes to get his business done early. There is risk, of course, because the market prices could be set lower; but in this case, he made a good gamble.