The 2024-25 season has started, and we have teams making moves already. The Detroit Red Wings and Utah Hockey Club made a deal late last night as the Red Wings traded defenseman Olli Määttä to Utah for a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft; that pick originally belonged to the New York Rangers. Määttä is on a $3 million expiring contract, getting a third-round pick for him is surprising but a job well done by Steve Yzerman, and it will open a roster spot for Albert Johansson or other defenseman and it also opens up some cap flexibility going forward.
Olli Määttä
The 6-2, 207lb Finnish defenseman is in his 12th season of his career, having played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, and Red Wings. He has played in 691 games recording 177 points on 40 goals and 137 assists, he is a plus 75 for his career and has 801 hits as well 1,053 shots blocked; on the power play he has 21 points on four goals and 17 assists. This was his third season with the Red Wings and in 157 games he had 41 points on ten goals and 31 assists, he is a plus five, and has 134 hits, as well as 231 blocked shots. This season in seven games he hasn’t recorded a point and has three shots on goal, he has seven blocked shots and three hits.
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Wrap Up
The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Winnipeg Jets tonight while Utah will face the Calgary Flames tonight and will likely have their defenseman in the lineup.
