At first, I was a little surprised by a couple of the signings, mainly Olli Määttä and Dominik Kubalik, but the more that I contemplate what they represent, the happier I am with the pickups.ĭominik Kubalik, Chicago Blackhawks ( Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Yzerman and the Red Wings made a statement this offseason – although this team is still rebuilding, they are prepared to be competitive. I’m not convinced that this contract will age well, but that’s a problem we can discuss later. Assuming he pairs with Moritz Seider on the blue line, the Red Wings will ice a top pairing that will be a pain in the you-know-what to play against, and Chiarot is used to playing big minutes, averaging north of 20 minutes in ice-time over the last three seasons. On the other side of things, giving a four-year deal to Ben Chiarot is my least-favorite signing of the bunch, but I understand the intent behind the signing. He should be good for around 20 goals and 50 points this season while providing veteran leadership for an upstart Red Wings team. He can be a real pest out on the ice, alleviating some of the pressure on Givani Smith and Tyler Bertuzzi to play that role, and he’s a Stanley Cup champion, winning the Cup with the St. David Perron wasn’t on my radar at all for the Red Wings, but I think he’s my favorite signing of the bunch. Now to be clear, there are some signings that excite me more than others.
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Related: Yzerman Puts Red Wings Back on the Map with Free Agent Moves Regardless of how these signings pan out this season and beyond, the excitement I’ve seen from fans over the past few days is worth every dollar Yzerman spent. There is legitimate hope and faith that Detroit will ice a roster capable of pushing for a playoff spot, and that’s something that hasn’t been the case in the Yzerman era up until now. Devin Little: Reigniting Excitement in HockeytownĪbove all else, Yzerman’s moves in free agency have fans excited to see the Red Wings return this Fall. This week, our grinders are here to share their thoughts on the Red Wings’ moves in free agency. Next: Seattle Kraken Sign Jared McCann to 5-Yr Extension It just didn’t happen on Monday night as some had reported. He’s not with the team yet and there’s a timeline on his return from a concussion, but the fact that it’s looking like he’ll be back in time for the playoffs means the Maple Leafs don’t have the money to afford either Chiarot or Petry unless the Canadiens retain salary, which they are unlikely to do.Ĭould the Maple Leafs eventually end up trading for one of these two players? It’s certainly possible and the club has been loosely linked to Chiarot in rumors already. Not only that, the timing was impeccably bad as defenseman Jake Muzzin stepped onto the ice Tuesday morning for the Maple Leafs. What’s so interesting about all of this is that it would have been next to impossible for Toronto to trade for both players and there’s not much of a reason for the Maple Leafs to want both players. In a second slip-up, the Tampa Bay television crew also got fooled by the same tweet when they mentioned that Chiarot went to Toronto for what they believed to be a first-round pick and two prospects. Interestingly, the announcers contended the trade made sense to them, which is partially why they believed it to be true.
Avalanche game but later retracted their story realizing they’d been had by a fake account. Play-by-play announcer Marc Moser mentioned the trade on air during the Islanders vs.
Jeff Petry’s name was circulating on social media when it was believed (by many) he’d been traded from Montreal to Toronto. Related: Three Takeaways from Maple Leafs 5-4 Win Over the Blue Jackets In another broadcast, an intermission panel announced that Ben Chiarot had been traded. In one instance, a couple of announcers call the game between the New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche said Petry was moved to the Maple Leafs. A couple of NHL announce crews were duped by a fake social media post suggesting that both Ben Chiarot and Jeff Petry had been traded by the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.
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