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Yeah, it is 3.8 mill per year. He was going to make 5 mill next year here, plus he lost the 2 mill off last years contract. So, he's down 3.2 mill due this decision. Why people want to think the worst of this guy is beyond me. I don't know how you know where his daughter lives, but he actually has 2 daughters; one with his current wife and one with the ex-wife according to wikipedia. Maybe the current family lives near St Petersburg. But it doesn't really matter. He'll be travelling with the team all over Russia for the league and I'm sure will be close to Ekaterinburg often. Or he has a 2 hour flight. Even though I'm sure you meant the "might as well fly from Detroit" comment as exaggeration, it is completely ridiculous. It would be one of those almost day-long flights and hence Datsyuk probably only saw his daughter in the couple months during the offseason and being in Russia he'll be able to see her much more often even if they don't live in the same town. Or maybe it wasn't just to be with the 1 daughter - he has said "to be with family" certain times. It was just the Albom article that made it sound like it was about the teenaged daughter. Anyway, the specifics are really not our business - I don't see and reason not to respect him and trust the explanation he gave. Plus his early departure has given us a great opportunity to improve the team. While I would have loved to watch him for another year, this could be better for the franchise. I see no reason for bitterness or cynicism on this.

I think Miller is overrated. But I don't mind the signing. If a kid outplays him in camp, waive miller and nearly all of his contract can be stashed in the minors. If not, he's serviceable. No harm no foul on this one for me.

Better than having Andersson in every once in awhile.

The problem with the Redwing's is they truly lack scoring and that's a big issue. Losing Datsyuk is a big whole and when your leading player in points last season is a declining Henrik with just over 50 it's not looking great. Young players are coming and the development process is there and evident but you gotta score to win in this league, our defense is not elite enough to break even on our lack of producing. Martin would be fantastic, but would fit in a lot better when there's a solid depth of scoring and he can chip in those 10+ goals when times get cold. The biggest need this off season is evident, scoring, scoring, and scoring (and if luck had it, aquiring a top 2 defenseman). Depth is on the back burner until we solve the bigger issues.

They won't scratch Miller for a GR kid. Miller only recently turned 32. He'll be playing all 82 games. Will have to wait to see Betuzzi or Callahan another year I guess. Overripe to the max. Hope I'm wrong though. Them signing him today also likely means Helm is moving on. Silver lining in all this is Berzeench is probably crying. Which is a funny thought.

Miller and Glendening are possession black holes. Whatever positives they bring are outweighed by the fact that they spend all of their time at even-strength without the puck (often against top players, because reasons). You don't win with a fourth line that's "gritty and real good defensively." You win with a fourth line that's talented enough to be a third line and can devour other teams' bottom-sixers. Also, this is one less spot for a kid, which is always good to see. (yeah but thoes kidzn arnt real gud defensivly)

I'm sure the Hawks will sign him and he will win rookie of the year.

I don't doubt for a second that there are many lists out there that would support your claim that "Miller is a very good penalty killer"... The problem is, the people that are making those lists, I'm assuming like yourself, are using basic stats to come to that conclusion. What basic stats can you use that indicate a good penalty killer? SH blocked shot? SH takeaways? Is there really anything else other than team PK%? Once you get into the advanced analytics, that is when you would see a completely different story regarding Miller and his PK prowess... Among our top 5 penalty killers (Helm, Sheahan, Glendening, Abdelkader and Miller) Miller is last in virtually every category, including SH corsi/60, SH fenwick/60, Oppcorsi/60, DZ time/60, scoring chances for/against/60, etc, etc. The point is, while Miller is very good at taking away lanes and blocking shots, that's all he's good at. Others on the team provide a lot more than hard nosed defense on the penalty kill. To me, Miller is an adequate penalty killer, and terrible at even strength. I would much prefer a player that is good on the penalty kill, but can also provide the team with something 5on5 as well...

i thought so too but i just ran some numbers and the PK with miller in lineup is 86% and 79% without.. regardless he is a damn good penalty killer who can teach other guys who might enter into some PK roles. and can chip in offensively. 1mil is good deal

See thats what I dont like, if I was Blashill I would be telling Miller that if he is not playing his A game, then the next game he will be sitting in the press box ala Cleary 2 years ago.

Don't lecture people on hockey when you don't even know who Pat Quinn is.

People still believe Miller is needed on this team? I don't get it. He's terrible 5on5 and is incredibly overrated on the penalty kill. I'm not going to complain too much about a $1M depth signing, but there are a number of kids that could have stepped in and provided everything Miller can plus more, and would have costed slightly less...

Really happy to see him back, hopefully he'll make a full season appearance.

I don't post much at all, so sorry if something like this has already been posted. I know the hype right now are players like Stamkos, Backes, Okposo, so on. But what about someone like Matt Martin. I've always really liked Martin because he hit everything that moves, everything. If I had to guess not many really care for him, or he may not fit in on our team well. So the question is. What are some of the none top FA guys you wouldn't mind going after if we've got the cap space.

LGW fanatics must realize that aquiring Stamkos would be hitting the jackpot and should not expect the winning ticket. He is a Toronto native and I truly believe the only reason he'd leave Tampa is the fact like Babcock, the glory of leading the TML to the promised land is too tempting. I am looking at more of the Okposo or Erickson type deals if the price is right and trading for a player like Duchene to fill the center role. I would love Mat on this team and have expressed that enough but in any case I would be very pessimistic to see Stamkos in the red and white. But I've been on this forum long enough to know the uproar we will see on here when he likely doesn't sign with us. I mean do your really think he would leave Yzerman to go play for the team that Yzerman never left as a player and is beloved here, who served as the Captain for this franchise for almost his entire career...it's a long shot.

Helm didn't get much PP time this past year. He was 14th on the team in time per game (12th if you exclude Mantha and Pulkkinen since they didn't play many games). http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings-team-stats?season=2015&seasonType=1&category=ICE+TIME&type=1&position=0 The year before that he was 15th.

Give me Matt Martin and Luke Schenn 2 guys who will hit everything that moves all the time both shouldn't cost much.

Maybe they've always been hoping to be reunited.

This is 100% true. He was no Wings fan.

Lesser FA signings would be pointless for this team. I'd rather have the young guys fill those roles and develop. We have room for about 2 stud forwards and a stud defenseman. Signing anyone else would force us to expose our good prospects to waivers.

Imagine thinking Callahan or some AHL lifer would be a better penalty killer than Miller

It's almost impossible to have that in a cap league. If the 4th line cam contribute in any way, it's a positive. The real issue is over use of them, and that's a coaching issue.

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