DeKeyser re-signed to a 6 year deal

[WingedWheel91 271]

Almost the same contract that Brian Rafalski got... Which is fitting, because this contract will look a lot better when we trade for a #1 Defenceman and pair them together.

[amato 3,210]

pretty much the exact deal I expected.. now let's just go out and find him a good partner

[DickieDunn 2,571]

Almost the same contract that Brian Rafalski got... Which is fitting, because this contract will look a lot better when we trade for a #1 Defenceman and pair them together.

Are they getting a new GM? Because Holland doesn't do that trading thing

[LeftWinger 5,129]

I don't mind 6 yrs for DD. He will be an eventual A on this team, if he doesn't get it this year (problem Abby) and actually $5M isn't too bad, we all would've liked a bit less but in this case, it may have only been $250K less at most. He may have been awarded upwards of $6M. I hope we can shed some salary and soon.

[LeftWinger 5,129]

Can you imagine what Larkin is going to get in 2 years?

DeKeyser and Fowler sounds good to me...as well as trouba, barrie, shattenkirk and just about anyone else not named Ericsson or KFQ.

[joesuffP 1,746]

I think this deal will be a steal once he has The right partner. DD is an important piece of a rebuilding defense

[LeftWinger 5,129]

I'm not mad even if there's a NMC, he is your future leader on D, hometown kid who chose us, plus he'd be protected anyhow. I'd actually welcome a clause with this contract.

For a million, would any of you give Wiz a shot for a year? If all trades fizzle or just go with the kids?

Edited July 26, 2016 by LeftWinger

[NerveDamage 4,176]

[krsmith17 7,191]

Sproul >>> Wisniewski

[Jacksoni 418]

Can you imagine what Larkin is going to get in 2 years?

DeKeyser and Fowler sounds good to me...as well as trouba, barrie, shattenkirk and just about anyone else not named Ericsson or KFQ.

I would want a young, say 23-25 year old super prospect as our top defenseman. Trouba or Lindholm fits the bill. I would overpay. Painfully so.

[LeftWinger 5,129]

I would agree. If we could pry trouba or barrie away, that would be great. I do like fowler too. He's not that old.

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[Datsyukian-Deke 722]

He would have prolly gotten 6 in the market if he were unrestricted so I'm happy with a 5 mill cap hit.

[DatsyukianDekes 2,428]

People need to remember we got 5 of his UFA years, that carries a lot of weight. Good deal regardless.

[LeftWinger 5,129]

This also pretty much guarantees that he is here for life! He'll be what, around 31 after this deal? He may sign another 4-5 years maybe 6 after this one and then call it. I like this deal. I hope he stays healthy and continues to get better, this will be a steal in 3 years.

[Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029]

Unless he gets significantly better, if he's the cornerstone of the defense, the team is screwed

Exactly what I'm thinking. He'll likely continue to improve, but he's not #1 material.

I don't mind the deal. Maybe a little more than I would have wanted in terms of salary, but I can live with it. However, we still need significant help on defense.

[DickieDunn 2,571]

With all the contracts that are "just a little too much" the team has about $6 mil+ in wasted money. Minimum.

[nyqvististhefuture 1,002]

Overall can't complain with Danny's cap hit but I gotta wonder wtf holland is doing , aren't we significantly over the cap now with mrazek still to sign ? holland underestimated how much money it would take to sign these guys back

Just hope he somehow gets rid of Ericsson

[DickieDunn 2,571]

After LTIR they should be OK, but we went from plenty of cap room to nothing with only overpaid middling players to show for it, other than Nielsen who is a second line center apparently expected to suddenly be a top line guy.

[LeftWinger 5,129]

I think Nielsen will still officially be a 2nd line guy, but will be out there for a ton of "checking" responsibility. I believe Larkin will be the #1 center by name, but I definitely see Nielsen being a big upgrade to the top 6. Vanek as well.

[toby91_ca 620]

I think they are pretty much right at the cap right now with ZERO allocated to Mrazek. However, they should get close to $4M in relief for Franzen.

[krsmith17 7,191]

They will get a little over $5M in relief when Franzen and Vitale go on LTIR.

Franzen - $3,954,545

Vitale - $1,116,666

Total = $5,071,211

We are currently $867,042 over the salary cap ceiling (before LTIR), so as long as Mrazek doesn't cost more than $4.2M we're fine...

edit: That's with us at 15 forwards and 6 defensemen. You'd have to think we'll go with at least one less forward and one more defenseman (possibly two). Regardless, the numbers shouldn't be that much different if we waive Ott ($800K) and keep Ouellet ($715K) and / or Sproul (RFA, shouldn't get much more than Ouellet)...

Edited July 27, 2016 by krsmith17

[krsmith17 7,191]

http://www.tsn.ca/detroit-made-the-wrong-decision-on-dekeyser-1.534255

[kickazz 5,459]

I don't think it's the wrong choice because we don't have any replacements. The difference between this signing and the Helm/Glendog is we don't have another 1D to take over. Time will tell.

Edited July 28, 2016 by kickazz

[krsmith17 7,191]

To be clear, I don't agree with the article entirely. I think re-signing DeKeyser was a must, and I'm quite okay with the contract he signed.

[NerveDamage 4,176]

DK's face after reading that article