Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] Miro Heiskanen signs extension with the Stars (8 years, $8.45M AAV)

[Drake1588]

This guy is the real deal. Excellent contract for both parties, I think. He'll only be 29 when it expires.

 

[bsu]

He'll be a top 5 most expensive dman in the league, which he is not in my opinion. You're essentially paying for his potential.

Id take his contract over Tavares and Marner 10 of 10 times.

 

[vanarchy]

This is palatable for both sides. Anyone that thinks Heiskanen isn't worth this is probably just jealous.

 

[jonlin]

Great player but horrible deal. I would fire every GM who offer more than 7 m/season to defender or goalie in the salarycap era.

Dallas just gave statement that they are not contender in the upcoming season unless they can move Pavelski or Radulov.

If you negotiate an 8yr deal with your most valuable player and get it for <8,5M when he is 21yr old, it`s a good deal. It covers all his prime years. This is not a 5yr deal as Rantanen, Marner, Matthews etc.
There is a reson you aren`t a GM - A good D is everything you want if you wanna succeed. Just take a look at Winnipeg and Toronto... Goalies I agree with, but if you think you can win without defence - think again.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Great player but horrible deal. I would fire every GM who offer more than 7 m/season to defender or goalie in the salarycap era.

Dallas just gave statement that they are not contender in the upcoming season unless they can move Pavelski or Radulov.

How is Dallas not a contender? How would moving Pavelski or Rads change that also? LOL

Must of been a wild Friday night

 

[SatanicToedrag]

Great player but horrible deal. I would fire every GM who offer more than 7 m/season to defender or goalie in the salarycap era.

You would have a wonderful team of bottom sixers and fringe AHL-players. Surefire way to the cup.

 

[Regal]

It's paying for what he is now. We are in an era where elite RFAs will be paid what they're worth, and UFAs will be less overpaid than previously.

He hasn't played like an 8 million dollar defenseman outside of the one playoff run though, which means it is for "potential". I'd say a lot of elite RFAs are getting long term deals at the rate it's projected they'll be worth over the course of the deal, not necessarily the player they are when they signed, which has its risks, though is still less risky than paying guys into their 30s for what they've done in the past.

 

[StreetHawk]

They can love them all they want. I still hate 8 year deals. I didn't say it was going to backfire or be bad for them. 8 year deals are always risky, no matter what age.

Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn’t. Better to take that swing coming off elc than at 28 when’s player his ufa.

Keller got term and hasn’t replicated his rookie year. So, always risk.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

This seems really expensive imo, Dallas had no choice but to sign him to essentially whatever he asked for, but 8.5 million is a lot considering his accomplishments. Definitely no discount.

Im worried this means Makar (and Fox) are both going to be over 10 mil per year.

 

[GordonGraham]

Thats a lot for a guy who wasnt even top 15 in Norris voting

 

[MrHeiskanen]

The amount of people who open up EliteProspects.com and look at his stats line and then make a comment in this thread is very funny.

 

[Polar Bear]

16 months older vs tied for youngest Norris winner alongside Orr. Tough trade-off here........

 

[Mobiandi]

Very good deal for both sides. Him and Klingberg pretty much eliminated the Flames themselves on their playoff run

 

[GordonGraham]

They are now. Most were hoping Makar to get 8.8-9.2ish AAV

Now all of a sudden Heiskanen just got the richest AAV for a defenseman coming off their ELC ever and Makar who is in the exact same situation literally just doubled Heiskanen’s production. Colorado are f***ed lol.

With the Johnson deal ending soon and losing Landeskog as a UFA how are the f***ed ?

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Amazing player. Great deal

 

[Bruce Granville]

Thats a lot for a guy who wasnt even top 15 in Norris voting

That‘s a very bad take for a guy who has been on these boards for more than 10 years.

 

[Ignite111]

Kids sick. Good deal

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

With the Johnson deal ending soon and losing Landeskog as a UFA how are the f***ed ?

Johnson deal doesn't end for 2 more years, which is the same year Mackinnon's contract is up.

So basically all 6M of EJs cap hit will transfer over to Mackinnon, likely with additional cap as Mack probably signs in the neighborhood of 13-14M.


Landeskog isn't necessarily gone yet but honestly if Cale is getting 10.5+ we probably cant afford Landy and Grubuaer so one of them is gone.

 

[Pavels Dog]

The amount of people who open up EliteProspects.com and look at his stats line and then make a comment in this thread is very funny.

Question isn’t whether he’s good, it’s whether his actual results so far warrants the term and cap hit. Especially with cap supposed to stay flat for a few years.
I mean what do you give guys like Makar/Fox who have produced a lot more, gotten Norris consideration and aren’t bad defensively?

 

[Archijerej]

Congratulations Dallas!

 

[Helsinki city boy]

How is Dallas not a contender? How would moving Pavelski or Rads change that also? LOL

Must of been a wild Friday night

That core is just mediocre. They need top goalie and secondary shutdonw guy.

I’d have offered bridge deal to Heiskanen to see what he really has when they play full season and invest to decent goalie and 3rd pair defenders.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

That core is just mediocre. They need top goalie and secondary shutdonw guy.

I’d have offered bridge deal to Heiskanen to see what he really has when they play full season and invest to decent goalie and 3rd pair defenders.

Yes, invest into a decent goalie when we have Bishop, Khudboin, and Oettinger currently on the team.

Do people here watch Dallas at all? I'm confused.

 

[HuskyBruinPride]

Seeing this contract makes me so happy Sweeney is a master of RFA signings. No way we give McAvoy a contract this fat.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

 

[Magic Mittens]

That core is just mediocre. They need top goalie and secondary shutdonw guy.

I’d have offered bridge deal to Heiskanen to see what he really has when they play full season and invest to decent goalie and 3rd pair defenders.

Heiskanen has already played 3 seasons, id imagine they have a good idea of what hes like

Dallas has enough cap to sign another top 4 dman, whether its Oleksiak or someone else

The only question mark I also have is goaltending. IF Bishop can come back and stay healthy then Dallas has no problems there, but if not then its hard to say