Darren Helm gets 2-year contract

Darren Dreger tweeted about Darren Helm's new contract. Helm will get a 2-year deal with $825,00 next season and $1,000,000 the following. At 23 years young, this is a good contract number wise for both Helm and the Wings. All that's left now is Abdelkader and a 6th defenseman.

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Another great signing. The cap hit’s right in line with what I was hoping.

by J.J. from Kansas on Aug 4, 2010 3:01 PM CDT reply actions

Glad to see, also, that

it’s a two year deal. Now, all we need to do is get Abby under contract, see what’s left in the till, and get us a d-man. Is it September 18th yet?

by zfan16 on Aug 4, 2010 3:10 PM CDT reply actions

What is the

most likely thing we will do for our d man.. kindl?… thats what i think we should do but is that what is most likely to happen?

by bond021 on Aug 4, 2010 3:40 PM CDT reply actions

I think it depends on who’s available. If we can get a decent 6/7th defenseman under contract for good money, I think he’ll split time with Kindl or Ericsson throughout the year. I vote for Kindl though and keeping excess money.

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by Casey Richey on Aug 5, 2010 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Damnit. We have our 6th defenseman already. Why doesn’t anyone see that we NEED to have Kindl get playing time this season before it is too late?

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Aug 4, 2010 4:13 PM CDT reply actions

oh I agree

but just put that up in the sense that the team is apparently still window shopping.

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by Casey Richey on Aug 5, 2010 7:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Which disappoints me. Kindl will be our future #1 guy and certainly has the potential to be one of the best in the league. He needs to learn the ways of Nik before he retires.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Aug 5, 2010 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions

also, it could be more for Ericsson than anything :P

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by Casey Richey on Aug 5, 2010 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions

I don’t think Ericsson is in much trouble of losing his spot, honestly. Though, I wouldn’t mind having Mitchell on that back line with Kindl. I kinda like that pairing.

I still say we pull off the heist of the cap era and snag Weber, though.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Aug 5, 2010 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions

Excellent

As for a 6th d-man, sign Exelby or bring up Kindl

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by JazzyBBP on Aug 4, 2010 6:47 PM CDT reply actions

Kindl will have to start the year in Detroit

because of his contract.

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by Casey Richey on Aug 5, 2010 7:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Aaahhh gotcha

having cap rules along with a minor league system that can affect said cap rules really confuses me. Throw in all the different minor league affiliations and guys with names I can’t pronounce and I get totally lost

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by JazzyBBP on Aug 5, 2010 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions

I’m bad at that stuff too. I rely on Petrella to confirm or deny haha

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by Casey Richey on Aug 5, 2010 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Great signing. . .

Helm is one of the hardest workers/grinders on our team. . .and his speed is ridiculous. . .another solid move Hockeytown

by Wick22 on Aug 4, 2010 9:47 PM CDT reply actions

As for Kindl

I vote that his nickname be “Amazon”

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by Casey Richey on Aug 5, 2010 7:28 AM CDT reply actions

Best part about this deal:

Being that it’s a two year deal, Helm will still be a restricted free agent when he hits free agency again in 2012.

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by Rob Rogacki on Aug 5, 2010 8:52 AM CDT reply actions

I bet that’s why his raise for the second year was freaking 21%. Only way Holland could get him to agree to another deal where he’d be an RFA

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Aug 5, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions

Eh, the percentage is misleading

He only gets a raise of $150k, which isn’t much when you consider what his next deal could look like afterward.

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by Rob Rogacki on Aug 5, 2010 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Still have to put it into perspective. A 21% raise to stay with the same company in pretty much the same role is pretty much unheard of. Hell, it’s not even allowed in most pro sports leagues.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Aug 5, 2010 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions

It's not very common, if that's what you mean

But if Helm breaks out and becomes a 20-25 goal scorer, he could land upwards of $3.5-$4 million on the open market.

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by Rob Rogacki on Aug 6, 2010 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions

No, you misunderstand. I agree it is a genius move by Holland. The 21% raise was likely the only way it could be done. Doesn’t negate how ridiculous a 21% raise is, though.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Aug 6, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions