Sportsnet’s Rory Boylen discusses “the most interesting contract” on every Atlantic Division team this morning, with Boylen suggesting that each and every one of the 8 contracts that he discusses have deep ramifications for their respective franchises. For the Red Wings, Boylen chooses to examine Moritz Seider’s now-affordable mega-deal:
Detroit Red Wings: Moritz Seider
There is a lot going on in Detroit lately, and not much of it is great. Dylan Larkin’s trade request appears to stand and though he is at training camp, he’s no longer the team captain. Patrick Kane is gone. Alex DeBrincat has a year left on his contract, after which he could explore UFA. In the meantime, they have the longest current playoff drought in the league and there’s only an interim GM in place to steer the ship.
So, this is a silver lining. Seider, the 2022 Calder Trophy winner, is now 25 years old, in the peak years of his career, and seems to still be levelling up. He set new career-highs in his offensive totals last season, and averaged 25:40 of ice time a game — only Hughes and Zach Werenski earned more ice time around the NHL. Seider finished fifth in Norris Trophy voting, and might be just at the start of an era where he’s going to be an annual candidate for that award.
With everything else going on, at least this isn’t a contract Detroit has to worry about for some time. Seider will make less than $9 million against the cap through the 2030-31 season. If he does in fact turn into a Norris Trophy winner or even close to it, this will undoubtedly be one of the best value contracts going.
Continued; no disagreements here. Between Seider and Raymond, the Red Wings have two cornerstones locked up for a long time to come.
