It was a busy day for the Detroit Purple Wings. Earlier Monday, the Purple Wings signed Jonathan Berggren to a one-year, $825,000 deal. Monday night, the Purple Wings introduced they locked up ahead Lucas Raymond to an eight-year contract extension value $64.6 million.
RAY IS HERE TO STAY ?
The #RedWings have signed Lucas Raymond to an eight-year contract with an AAV of $8,075,000. pic.twitter.com/Z0QHtO9K1R
— Detroit Purple Wings (@DetroitRedWings) September 16, 2024
Raymond’s new wage cap might be $8,075,000 million over the subsequent eight seasons.
As I discussed on @NHLNetwork just a few moments in the past, Detroit & Lucas Raymond have been working in the direction of a long-term deal… Effectively, it’s performed.
8 years x $8.075M AAV
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) September 16, 2024
When the day began, the Purple Wings had about $17.65 million in cap house. With the signings of Raymond and Berggren, about $8.75 million is left to signal Moritz Seider.
After signing Raymond for $8.075M, #LGRW have $8.75M projected cap house with 22 gamers (12F/7D/3G).
RFA: Seider
This consists of 3 goalies on lively roster (Husso, Talbot, Lyon). May have extra space by waiving/sending down 1 goalie and/or 1D. https://t.co/yAqMuyyz3H
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) September 16, 2024
Like Raymond, Seider and the Purple Wings are engaged on a long-term deal. That’s sufficient cash to pay Seider. Recall that Brock Faber in Minnesota simply acquired a brand new eight-year contract extension value $68 million, with an AAV of $8.5 million.
Detroit Purple Wings Should Study From Anaheim’s RFA State of affairs From Final Yr
The Purple Wings want to get each gamers into camp for Wednesday. Raymond is there; now it’s on to Seider for GM Steve Yzerman.
The fourth general choose from the 2020 NHL Draft took large strides final season with the Purple Wings. Raymond performed in all 82 video games and recorded 72 factors (31 objectives and 41 assists).
He was very important to the workforce’s success final season. It was a giant season for Raymond. The 12 months prior, 45 factors (17 objectives and 28 assists) in 74 video games. He wanted to step up for the Purple Wings. They thought he would repeat his rookie marketing campaign of 57 factors (23 objectives and 34 assists) in his sophomore season.
It simply took slightly time, however Raymond is changing into the sniper the Detroit Purple Wings anticipated him to be. Final season, he had six power-play objectives, 16 power-play factors, three additional time objectives, and 4 game-winning objectives.
Lucas Raymond took a giant leap final season and indicators a deal that has robust potential to show right into a steal. pic.twitter.com/6etKOib5zF
— dom ? (@domluszczyszyn) September 16, 2024
There’s nonetheless plenty of potential for Raymond and the Wings.
Lucas Raymond re-signs with #LGRW
He had a breakout season final 12 months as he crossed the 200-game breakout threshold. At simply 22 years of age, he nonetheless has plenty of potential.https://t.co/Tz6sJq8lIF pic.twitter.com/e7YWXEwqO4
— Frozen Instruments (@FrozenTools) September 16, 2024
Expectations are the playoffs for the Detroit Purple Wings this season.
