Confirmed Signing with Link: [CAR] Carolina signs Jakub Nakladal [1 year/$600,000]

[East Coast Icestyle]

Kulak is the only one who's debatably better, and he isn't even a lock for the roster. Wideman is bad, Engelland is bad (but punches people, which I appreciate and find necessary), and Jokipakka is the definition of average.

Joki is definitely better. And better than all but 3 roster dmen we have.

 

[SmellOfVictory]

If the Flames guys I follow on Twitter are any indication, gonna be a lot of angry Flames fans about this one...

Maybe not angry, but a little disappointed. I think he'd have likely been an upgrade on at least one of the guys who will be on the bottom pairing this year.

 

[Skobel24]

Decent bottom pairing guy. Flames have enough of them already.

 

[DaveG]

Canes were one of the teams most heavily interested in him last year when he made the jump. No big surprise move here, only surprise really is that Calgary didn't re-sign him first.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

what a steal for 600k. Surprised CGY didn't offer that even on a 1 way

 

[TheOllieC]

Faulk and Nakladal can both bring the heat from the point now.

 

[weastern bias]

I yelled at him at a minor league game once

I should not drink in public

 

[Remember2004]

It's an absolute joke that Calgary couldn't re-sign their 4th best d-man because of ridiculous contracts to a bunch of plugs. And the worst part is, it looks like they'll sign Grossman to the same deal.

Another great move by the canes this summer.

Which means it will be another year of our D being logjammed...

 

[Remember2004]

what a steal for 600k. Surprised CGY didn't offer that even on a 1 way

I am too. I much rather have him than Engelland...

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

just added to shopping cart

my crazyness knows no bounds

 

[Reinhart]

I am glad he found a home. He is NHL-material, though bottom pairing + PP.

However, very much disagree with some Flames fans on this one. Wideman is overpaid and had a tough season, but in no world is Nakladal and upgrade. At 600k? I would prefer Nakladal on the bottom pairing, but Wideman is a much better all-round defencemen. Engelland is much more steady on D as well, and provides a physical element.

Jokipakka seems to me to be a serviceable top 4 option - ideally a 5, but seemed to do well enough defensively as a 4.

He is better than Wotherspoon and Kulak, but those two have higher upsides I would say. I was hoping Nakladal would get signed by the Flames - great depth defencemen, and you can't have too many of those kicking around. Glad he found a home.

Will be interesting to see how he does throughout the season, and how Carolina fans feel about him. Just remember - he is a depth defencemen, not a steady top 4 option, so don't let some people raise your expectations to anything more than a steady bottom-pairing guy.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Will be interesting to see how he does throughout the season, and how Carolina fans feel about him. Just remember - he is a depth defencemen, not a steady top 4 option, so don't let some people raise your expectations to anything more than a steady bottom-pairing guy.

And that's exactly what the Canes signed him for. To be a 6/7.

With Faulk, Slavin, Hanifin, Hainsey, Pesce...they aren't looking for him to play top 4 unless there are major injuries.

 

[Spazkat]

just added to shopping cart

my crazyness knows no bounds

Hahahah thats great

 

[Kipper933]

He's a solid NHL player that was worth an NHL/1-way contract. He's a Jordan replacement with different attributes, but basically the same level player.

 

[nzoilerfan]

Good Signing, was hoping the oilers would snag him instead of Gryba (who may yet be cut).

 

[Major Happy*]

He's an ok 6/7 guy. Overrated by many Flames fans.

 

[Major Happy*]

He's a solid NHL player that was worth an NHL/1-way contract. He's a Jordan replacement with different attributes, but basically the same level player.

If he was a solid NHL player it wouldnt take him this long to find a cheap one way deal, hes a dime a dozen player..

 

[Figgy44]

He's an ok 6/7 guy. Overrated by many Flames fans.

He's a very solid 5/6. I'd imagine the team wasn't super scraping the bottom of the barrel by inviting him to the world cup.

Congrats Canes fans. You'll like him. I'm guessing we couldn't make the contract moves to bring him back.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

Good signing but don't get carried away with the top four stuff, If he plays in the top four your defense sucks. He's a solid 13-14 minute player, good shot and decent in his own zone but not much of a puck mover.

If the Flames could have found a sucker to take Wideman's final year contract he still would be a Flame. Good luck to him though.

 

[Major Happy*]

He's a very solid 5/6. I'd imagine the team wasn't super scraping the bottom of the barrel by inviting him to the world cup.

Congrats Canes fans. You'll like him. I'm guessing we couldn't make the contract moves to bring him back.

Nope. He would of been signed much earlier if he was a solid NHL d-man.

 

[Elvs]

If he was a solid NHL player it wouldnt take him this long to find a cheap one way deal, hes a dime a dozen player..

Nope. He would of been signed much earlier if he was a solid NHL d-man.

He's a solid 6th/7th defenseman. But he's a 28 year old undrafted rookie who's only had 27 games in the NHL to show what he can do. Those are things that doesn't work in your favour when you're looking for a new job. He did just fine in the World Cup, against better competition than he's gonna face in the NHL. Clearly he did enough in the tournament to impress on the Hurricanes.

And what, according to you, is a "solid NHL defenseman"? Name me a 6th/7th defenseman that's not a dime a dozen player. They almost grow on trees...