Subj : Wild Ink Brodin to 7-year Extension
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From : The Hockey Writers - Main
Date : Wed Sep 16 2020 04:40 am
Per Michael Russo and other sources, the Minnesota Wild have handed defender
Jonas Brodin a seven-year contract extension worth $42 million.Brodin';s
year-by-year (all salary, no SB) breakdown:
Year 1: $4M (Full NMC)
Year 2: $5M (Full NMC)
Year 3: $8M (Full NMC)
Year 4: $8M (Full NMC)
Year 5: $7.5M
Year 6: $5.5M
Year 7: $4M
There is no NTC protection in the final 3-years of his deal.
https://t.co/VqB9c6gOhV- David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) September 15, 2020
The 27-year-old Karlstad, Sweden native has been a mainstay on the Wild defense
since he first cracked their roster in 2012-13. Over the past eight seasons,
he has averaged 21:50 of ice time per game and participated in 555
regular-season games. In the 2020 Playoffs, he averaged 23:48 of ice time
behind only Mathew Dumba for the team lead. He';s coming off a season in which
he produced his best offensive numbers, posting 28 points through a shortened
69-game season. In the postseason he also contributed two assists. Jonas
Brodin, Minnesota Wild (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)
However, offensive production is not why the Wild handed him this contract.
Known for his skating ability, Brodin is also widely considered one of the
better shutdown defenders in the NHL.
He had been subject of trade rumors approaching the 2020 trade deadline.
Signing this contract will put any such rumors safely to bed ahead of the NHL
Draft in October. It also means that the Wild have their top-4 defenders all
under contract until the through the 2022-23 season.RELATED: Wild's Game 1 Was
What Every Coach Wants to See
It will likely increase speculation regarding the potential trading of Matt
Dumba. The contract term also ensures that as 35-year-old Ryan Suter';s career
winds down, Brodin will be available to take more minutes and fill a bigger
role if the team calls upon him. This was seen during the postseason when Suter
missed a game with an injury. It also means that Brodin is locked in, on the
off chance that the Wild find a trade partner for Suter. One thing is certain:
if the Wild trade none of their defenders prior to next season, they will, once
again, have one of the best top-four defensive units in the NHL.
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