Nielsen to Detroit [6 Years 5.25M]

[bustaheims]

mirtle: Red Wings sign Frans Nielsen.

 

[Deebo]

6 years

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I've liked Nielsen, but he's 32 years old now. They've got him, Helm, and Abdelkader all signed long-term for (probably) big bucks.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Jesus, that seems excessive.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Aaron Ward ‏@NHL_AaronWard  1m1 minute ago
Detroit Red Wings agree to terms with Frans Nielsen on a 6 year/ $5.25M AAV contract. #DRW[

Awful.

 

[TBLeafer]

Paid for shorthanded production?  ???

 

[L K]

Two 20 goal seasons and a 50-point player.  Yikes.

 

[bustaheims]

Nielsen might actually be able to last all 6 years, but, that's about it.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

This one is so odd.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

When they traded Datsyuk to Arizona, who had them giving that money to Helm and Nielsen?

:-\

 

[CarltonTheBear]

When they traded Datsyuk to Arizona, who had them giving that money to Helm and Nielsen?

:-\

Probably not Detroit. It's like after they didn't get Stamkos they felt they just HAD to use that money on someone.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Poulin says this is the deal he likes the most.

 

[Peter D.]

Poulin says this is the deal he likes the most.

Opposite for me.  This deal confuses me the most.  They moved Datsyuk's contract with the notion they'd go all in on Stamkos.  Obvious it didn't get to that, but Nielsen as their alternative for big term and money?  Yikes.

If anything, signing Staal to the type of deal he did would have made WAY more sense.

 

[dappleganger]

Tyler Bozak's contract looks better and better all the time.