Mattias Ekholm a signé un contrat de 4 ans d'une valeur de 25 000 000 $ avec les Predators de Nashville, le 13 oct. 2021. Le contrat comporte un cap hit de 6 250 000 $.
It's a tad on the expensive side, but it makes sense for NSH to throw Ekholm a lifeline after he took a long-term deal for so little back in the day. Furthermore, the term is perfect; any longer and the deal risks turning into something really, really bad.
This is a lot like the Petry/Muzzin contracts we saw last year, where both teams gave a hefty salary to an aging defender in order to prolong their blueline stability and contention. The problem with this contract is Nashville is in a limbo state where they're not good enough to go deep in the playoffs, but they have a decent core of players who will make sure they don't bottom out.
Personally I think Nashville should've traded Ekholm off.
The main reason to me I vote no, is because the preds should be in rebuild/retool and ehkolm was going to be a huge trade deadline bait that could get them a 1st and a decent prospect at least, the contract it self is a bit too high and won’t age well
It's a tad on the expensive side, but it makes sense for NSH to throw Ekholm a lifeline after he took a long-term deal for so little back in the day. Furthermore, the term is perfect; any longer and the deal risks turning into something really, really bad.
Don't see how this is expensive for aav. He's a #2 defenseman signing as a UFA. And it's a short contract. I'm impressed they got it so short.
I can't believe people think this is expensive. May age poorly sure, but he's a #2 defenseman by essentially any metric, and number 1 defenseman are signing for over 8 million. 6s makes total sense. I agree it's an odd contract for Nashville to sign given their rebuild, but the aav is totally fair.
Nashville should be in rebuild mode not sign good players mode.
I would have waited till the deadline had this deal ready and when he was traded to his new team it comes with an extension, giving Nashville a bigger return in the end.