Confirmed with Link: Maatta traded to Utah for a 3rd Round Pick

[odin1981]

I liked his time here. Wasn't the best, but wasn't the worst either. Hope he doesn't have any lingering issues from the pneumonia. In all reality the other bottom pairing vets we have don't have any value around the league (unless Dubas has fond memories of Holl). So at least we got a decent asset outta him. Thank you for your time here Oli.

 

[wingerdinger]

Very happy to get a 3rd for maatta, 2025 draft is very deep draft for Sweden and I hope they let Hakan work his magic.

I liked Maatta he was very solid and I feel relatively comfortable with him out there than Holl or Petry. But we dont get this return for Maatta at the deadline so I dont mind.

This also highlights how bad the Walman deal was.

 

[lilidk]

Glad it's not second

 

[Lampedampe]

This is why the Walman trade confuses me, IMO i think Yzerman has gotten very good return on basically every deal besides the Walman trade.

This is a no-brainer and really good return.

 

[Geezer WC]

Solid bottom pair guy. Who is this cap space for?

 

[AlwaysSunnyInDetroit]

wonder if this is yzerman's way to force lalonde to play johnasson?

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

He was a serviceable bottom pairing guy but I can understand why he'd free up a roster spot to play someone like johansson. Maatta's was really the most tradeable contract .

Good luck in Utah!

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

This is why the Walman trade confuses me, IMO i think Yzerman has gotten very good return on basically every deal besides the Walman trade.

This is a no-brainer and really good return.

Something must've happened behind the scenes with that one.

 

[Lampedampe]

Something must've happened behind the scenes with that one.

Must have yeah.

I find these quotes from Walman weird though

“I just thought I’d built such a strong foundation in Detroit, not just with the team but in Detroit,” Walman said. “My heart was there, you know? I wanted to bring that success and passion to Detroit. It was my first time, like I’ve said to you before, that I felt like I was in a place that loved me, and I loved that place. It was my first time feeling comfortable in a city. That was it, kind of just over in a flash, like that.”

I suppose he could be an absolute fraud who lied to the reporter.

Anyway, don't wanna derail this thread too much. My standing theory is that Yzerman saw a epidemic spreading in Detroit, the kids were doing an excessive amount of Griddy's, affecting the day to day life of every Detroitian. Yzerman had to do something.

 

[wingerdinger]

Must have yeah.

I find these quotes from Walman weird though

“I just thought I’d built such a strong foundation in Detroit, not just with the team but in Detroit,” Walman said. “My heart was there, you know? I wanted to bring that success and passion to Detroit. It was my first time, like I’ve said to you before, that I felt like I was in a place that loved me, and I loved that place. It was my first time feeling comfortable in a city. That was it, kind of just over in a flash, like that.”

I suppose he could be an absolute fraud who lied to the reporter.

Anyway, don't wanna derail this thread too much. My standing theory is that Yzerman saw a epidemic spreading in Detroit, the kids were doing an excessive amount of Griddy's, affecting the day to day life of every Detroitian. Yzerman had to do something.

I might be totally off base, but I recently watch a podcast with Ian White. Who I personally liked but was rightfully run out of town suddenly in a similar fashion as Jake because Ian liked to party too much.

I wonder if Jake has the same problem.

Anyways Jake's killing it and Im happy for him.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

So far it seems I’ve yet to hear of legit good reasons for Walman being run out. He had a tough year but so did pretty much our whole defense and I think he is a lot better than the guys we have in our bottom 4 now because they are atrocious. If it was because he liked to party and celly too much then get over it. Sometimes it does feel like the brass of this organization are living in the wrong century. Our biggest issue on defense is we can’t skate in our bottom 4 and yzerman just keeps signing people like that. It’s 2024!

 

[FabricDetails]

Something must've happened behind the scenes with that one.

I wasn't all that active around here during the summer but I thought I remember Larkin during training camp media day saying something like not everyone being bought in towards the end of last year (whatever that means) and I couldn't help but think that was related to Walman.

 

[ColdToiletSeats]

wonder if this is yzerman's way to force lalonde to play johnasson?

moneyball

 

[DamonDRW]

liked Olli here. a reliable 3rd pair stay at home. I think there are two guys that must have been traded before him.

 

[RRhoads]

This also means that they don't have to send Kasper down when Motte gets back.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I thought San Jose owed us not Utah lol.

 

[Filppula]

I like this trade a lot. A 3rd is a good return, but more importantly it opens the door for AJ a little more. I liked Maatta, although sometimes his decisions left me scratching my head. Thankfully not as regularly as some other defenceman.

I wish him all the best.