Red Wings sign Kronwall to 7 Year Extension

[higgyfan4]

@DetroitRedWings: The Red Wings have agreed to terms with defenseman Niklas Kronwall on a seven-year deal.

 

[higgyfan4]

SnowdenNHL Lee Snowden
Nothing official yet, but I'd guess the Kronwall cap hit is in the $4.5M - $5.5M range per season.. #RedWings #NHL

 

[SLY]

Kronwall is pretty bad ass... Not a bad idea to lock him up long term.

 

[dash]

Probably a good idea to get key players locked up before the new CBA comes into effect. I wouldn't be surprised if the owners put forth a proposal on limiting length of contracts.

 

[sbb122]

Good signing by the Wings. Tough d-man to play against. But i have to ask, did he jump for joy to celebrate the signing?

 

[dash]

Good signing by the Wings. Tough d-man to play against. But i have to ask, did he jump for joy to celebrate the signing?

Damn, I wish I could have written the above.

/rep

 

[puckhead]

this contract takes him to 38 years old (*never kissed a girl)

with the type of game he plays, that's a lot of hard miles.

 

[higgyfan4]

DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to terms with defenseman Niklas Kronwall on a seven-year contract worth $33.25 million, for an average of $4.75 million per season.

Kronwall, 30, was in the final season of a five-year contract that pays him $3.75 million this season and has a salary-cap hit of $3 million per season.
While Kronwall is off a slow start this season (one goal, one assist, minus-3 rating in nine games), there is no denying how valuable he is to this team with his puck-moving skills and penchant for delivering huge open-ice hits.

He took on more of a leadership role this season by being named an alternate captain following Kris Draper's retirement.

Kronwall is coming off one of his best seasons. He notched a career-high 11 goals, to go along with 26 assists, in 77 games in 2010-11 and followed that up with a strong playoff performance, picking up six points (two goals, four assists) and providing a physical presence.

Red Wings sign Niklas Kronwall to seven-year deal | MLive.com

Love the cap hit.

 

[The Soggy one]

thats what im talking about

 

[johnnytata]

good signing.

maybe the extra cash in the locker room will get them jump started.


been a while since i have seen a 4 game losing streak. wierd thing is, they actually haven't looked all that bad.

 

[The Soggy one]

good signing.

maybe the extra cash in the locker room will get them jump started.


been a while since i have seen a 4 game losing streak. wierd thing is, they actually haven't looked all that bad.

nope they dont look bad. just not getting the puck in the net. it happens though. nothing at all to worry about

 

[sherbert1421]

holland does it again

Great cap hit. I thought it would be in the 5.5 mil range

but this makes the ericsson signing look that much worse

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Nice signing for the Wings. It was just a matter of time. Rafalski is gone & Lidstrom isn't getting any younger. They had to keep him. It would have been nice to see Kronwall on the open market though. I think he could have gotten more money.

Next up for Holland is taking care of the goaltending problem. Howard isn't going to get it done.

 

[sherbert1421]

Nice signing for the Wings. It was just a matter of time. Rafalski is gone & Lidstrom isn't getting any younger. They had to keep him. It would have been nice to see Kronwall on the open market though. I think he could have gotten more money.

Next up for Holland is taking care of the goaltending problem. Howard isn't going to get it done.

i disagree with goaltending being the problem. Howard played quite well in the playoffs last year.

Overall team defense has been this team's problem the last couple years. I don't think a different goalie is going to solve that

 

[elocomotive]

Nice signing for the Wings. It was just a matter of time. Rafalski is gone & Lidstrom isn't getting any younger...

What are you talking about? He's just moving into what Red Wings' management calls the "prime years."

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

i disagree with goaltending being the problem. Howard played quite well in the playoffs last year.

Overall team defense has been this team's problem the last couple years. I don't think a different goalie is going to solve that

That's why they went after Vokoun in the offseason. San Jose has made changes the past two seasons & they went into Detroit & beat them again. Howard only faced 20 shots & took the loss against Minnesota who was starting their backup Harding. If the Wings want to win the cup they have to do something about their goaltending. Maybe another move as well. They're basically the same team that's lost to the Sharks the past two years in the playoffs. Sorry I don't think they can win the Cup by standing pat.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Kronwall will earn $4.25 million in 2012-13 and $6 million in each of the next three seasons. He***8217;ll make $5.5 million in 2016-17 and $3.5 million and $1.75 million, respectively, the final two years of the deal.

I don't really see him being worth quite $5.5 mill or $6 mill, but overall I like the cap hit.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

7 years scares me a little.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Especially for a guy that injury prone...

 

[sherbert1421]

That's why they went after Vokoun in the offseason. San Jose has made changes the past two seasons & they went into Detroit & beat them again. Howard only faced 20 shots & took the loss against Minnesota who was starting their backup Harding. If the Wings want to win the cup they have to do something about their goaltending. Maybe another move as well. They're basically the same team that's lost to the Sharks the past two years in the playoffs. Sorry I don't think they can win the Cup by standing pat.

they went after vokoun because they needed another backup goalie. that's why vokoun rejected their offer because he wanted a starting job and the wings were only offering him the backup role.

As for the Minnesota game, i'm not sure how you can blame howard when the red wings couldn't even score one goal.

The wings lost to the sharks because the sharks depth players came through and the wings players did not.

I do not think howard is an elite goalie but he showed last year that he is good enough to win.

I do agree with you though that they need to make a move. they need to add a top 6 winger imo to put them over the top.