Time Did Not Decide when Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider prolonged in Detroit
Ken Daniels, the Detroit Purple Wings’ play-by-play announcer, joined Steve Kouleas and Mick Kern on the Energy Play on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio and was requested if it mattered when Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider signed their new contracts.
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Steve Kouleas: “Let’s get to the signings. Does it matter, is, was there, have been, I’m positive there was some angst. However does it matter that it was immediately, yesterday, versus, I don’t know, August ninth?”
Ken Daniels: “No, I don’t assume it issues. And Lucas Raymond confirmed up immediately (Thursday), so some journey for him. He was fairly exhausted. However Lucas was there immediately (Thursday) not skating, clearly, and taking some naps. And Moritz Seider have been skating abroad with Dallas Eakins, together with Lucas Raymond. So Mo has been skating over there.
I don’t assume it issues. The Purple Wings had $8.7 million left on the cap to go, after which, so it’s not eight years, it’s seven years for Mo at 8.55, so that they nonetheless obtained a few hundred thousand left. I don’t assume it issues. And a day or two at coaching camp, they play too many preseason video games as it’s, so I feel they’ll have loads of time to regulate. They needed to get it completed.
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The humorous factor is, we had our dinner final night time (Wednesday) for people up right here in Traverse Metropolis who watched the Purple Wings. So many are up right here. And I used to be speaking with Steve Yzerman as a part of the Q and A and I stated, so how’s Lemieux doing? You recognize, as a result of he’s extra Seider’s agent, and he’s talked about Lemieux and the way congenial every thing was within the negotiations, contemplating the historical past between Colorado and Detroit, and when he performed as Draper’s middle.
he advised some tales working with Claude Lemieux on Mo’s deal. I didn’t assume was imminent, however Steve appeared to trace final night time (Wednesday), we’ll get it completed. After which it obtained completed immediately (Thursday). In order that they clearly knew it was coming. So I don’t assume the time issues. What issues is it’s completed.”
