PuckPedia posted the details of Michael Brandsegg-Nygard’s entry-level contract with Detroit, signed just before 7 PM on a Thursday night in July:
The #LGRW signed '24 #15 pick Brandsegg-Nygard to 3 year Entry Level Deal
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 12, 2024
NHL Salary 877.5K
Signing Bonus 97.5K
"A" Performance Bonuses $500K
Cap Hit 975K, AAV $1.475M
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The fact that the Wings signed MBN doesn’t mean that he’s going to skip playing for Skelleftea AIK of the SHL this upcoming season. This just gives the Red Wings more control over MBN’s status, and as it’s an entry-level contract, the 3-year term can “slide” for a year or two if he doesn’t play in 10 or more NHL games.
The Wings have to pay him that $97,500 signing bonus now, but the rest of the contract doesn’t apply until he makes the jump to North America.
I believe that, at this point, the Wings will let the “power shooter” mature in Sweden until he’s at least AHL-ready.
Given the Wings’ crunch of prospects who are developing up front (see: Marco Kasper, Nate Danielson and Carter Mazur, to name a few), and given that Brandsegg-Nygard won’t even turn 19 until October, the Wings don’t need to rush him at all.
Ideally, the big boy continues to develop physically, learns to play against professionals on a full-time basis in Sweden, and he goes upward from there.