Confirmed with Link: Chiarot to Detroit (4x $4.75)

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

For some perspective, this was Detroit's defense three seasons ago:

DeKeyser-Green
Daley-Hronek
Ericsson-Biega
Cholowski-Bowey

Trending up BIG time.

Oh the painful memories...

 

[WingsToPick4th]

really weird the term and AAV haven't been announced yet?

 

[DTR]

really weird the term and AAV haven't been announced yet?

It’s even weirder that only Friedman has mentioned the rumor. He’s the best in the business but usually the agent lets everyone know when a deals close to everyone reports it.

 

[DavidpauseReinbacher]

No, it won't.
Chiarot is a solid NHL defenseman who played 22 minutes a night last year.
This not trading for Marc Staal or Merrill or even Nemeth.

THis is a 22-minute-a-night, rugged defenseman who's played some monster playoff games in recent years.

Fair enough. Im looking at a very immobile defence. Who knows maybe we are secretly in the weegar sweepstakes.

 

[MBH]

Fair enough. Im looking at a very immobile defence. Who knows maybe we are secretly in the weegar sweepstakes.

Chiarot isn't even a bad skater.
Maatta is. Lindstrom is below avg.
Hronek is average - which isn't good enough for a guy his size.

 

[izlez]

For some perspective, this was Detroit's defense three seasons ago:

DeKeyser-Green
Daley-Hronek
Ericsson-Biega
Cholowski-Bowey

Trending up BIG time.

What year was this? I'm struggling to find a year where this was the case. Unless you're picking a small snapshot in time.

Aside from adding Seider, and maybe being hopeful about a rookie that hasn't played a game in NA, I'm not seeing any BIG improvements from that time.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Chiarot isn't even a bad skater.
Maatta is. Lindstrom is below avg.
Hronek is average - which isn't good enough for a guy his size.

I like the Chiarot signing the best out of the three. Just hope it isn't a huge term...

 

[DTR]

Terrible contract

 

[Hammettf2b]

oof

 

[DTR]

Just go ahead and add Chiarot to the buy out list in two years.

 

[InjuredChoker]

horrible

 

[bedtime20]

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Oof, that's a bad one for Steve. Really don't see the point in blocking up the left side with one of the worst defenceman in the NHL. The guy is an anchor and should be making league min.

 

[Roy S]

Gonna have to buy him out sometime soon. One of the worst contracts in the NHL the moment he signed it.

 

[NickH8]

Meh, a little pricy but you need to spend to improve. Not too long of a deal. Yzerman wants to move forward and is willing to spend to do it.

 

[DTR]

God help us all if we have to watch he and Hronek play together

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

 

[MBH]

If he plays 22-23 minutes a night - that's a $4,75M defenseman.
The key here is - contract should pretty much be over by the time a guy like Edvinsson gets paid.

 

[DTR]

And it’s worse somehow

 

[Larkin2AA]

Not in love with that contract, but I am curious to see how things go with a partner like Seider.

 

[Pavels Dog]

I’m not sure people realize how unbelievably desperate we are for LD help. Chiarot is a huge upgrade for us (yes, our LDs were that bad). We have the cap room to make this contract perfectly fine.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Guys we needed to get to the floor, he's a solid player... probably a little pricey

But in this FA Market, he was one of the top DMen out there... oh well

 

[DTR]

 

[Hen Kolland]

I suppose it depends on what Chiarot you believe you are getting. Florida Chiarot is no good. The Chiarot Florida thought they were getting is probably worth what he just signed.

I'm not going to call this a steal, but I'd like to see it on the ice before I get upset. At a bare minimum it's someone who can answer the bell physically and log bottom pairing minutes. Which is not worth what he's got, but still.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Change thread tag to confirmed plzkthnx.

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