Despres got an extension...

[Jim]

BOOM!

$3.7M per for 5 years...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck- ... 45149.html

[Fluffhead]

Good for Depres, I wish him the best.

I never liked the trade and thought it was a horrible move, but, I always felt Depres was gone as soon as he became an UFA.

[Chirpin' Grinder]

Good for Depres, I wish him the best.

I never liked the trade and thought it was a horrible move, but, I always felt Depres was gone as soon as he became an UFA.

Because of the way the team mishandled him???

[Chirpin' Grinder]

Defenseman Simon Despres, who surprised the Ducks with his effectiveness after he joined the team in a trade with Pittsburgh just before the deadline in March, signed a five-year, $18.5-million contract extension that carries him through the 2020-21 season.

The average annual value is $3.7 million, a reasonable number for a big defenseman whose potential seems still not fully tapped.

Despres, 24, was acquired to be a depth player but soon won a regular spot. He had one goal, six points and a +2 defensive rating in 16 regular-season games with the Ducks and added a goal, seven points and a +4 rating in 16 playoff games. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound native of Laval, Canada, set career highs last season with three goals and 23 points in 75 combined regular-season games with the Penguins and Ducks.

He averaged 18 minutes and 40 seconds of ice time with the Ducks during the regular season and increased that to 20:46 during the playoffs. Despres and Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm, Sami Vatanen and Josh Manson are all 24 or younger and together form a a group that might be the cornerstone of the Ducks’ defense for years to come.

helene.elliott@latimes.com

[Fire0nice228]

Simon is gonna be good and the Pens will look like fools for trading him.. and handling him as they did through the years.

[Zarovich]

Defenseman Simon Despres, who surprised the Ducks with his effectiveness after he joined the team in a trade with Pittsburgh just before the deadline in March, signed a five-year, $18.5-million contract extension that carries him through the 2020-21 season.

The average annual value is $3.7 million, a reasonable number for a big defenseman whose potential seems still not fully tapped.

Despres, 24, was acquired to be a depth player but soon won a regular spot. He had one goal, six points and a +2 defensive rating in 16 regular-season games with the Ducks and added a goal, seven points and a +4 rating in 16 playoff games. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound native of Laval, Canada, set career highs last season with three goals and 23 points in 75 combined regular-season games with the Penguins and Ducks.

He averaged 18 minutes and 40 seconds of ice time with the Ducks during the regular season and increased that to 20:46 during the playoffs. Despres and Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm, Sami Vatanen and Josh Manson are all 24 or younger and together form a a group that might be the cornerstone of the Ducks’ defense for years to come.

helene.elliott@latimes.com

Looks like they need some veteran experience on the blueline. I wonder if they would take Scuderi. Throw Lovejoy back to them also!

[Jim]

Defenseman Simon Despres, who surprised the Ducks with his effectiveness after he joined the team in a trade with Pittsburgh just before the deadline in March, signed a five-year, $18.5-million contract extension that carries him through the 2020-21 season.

The average annual value is $3.7 million, a reasonable number for a big defenseman whose potential seems still not fully tapped.

Despres, 24, was acquired to be a depth player but soon won a regular spot. He had one goal, six points and a +2 defensive rating in 16 regular-season games with the Ducks and added a goal, seven points and a +4 rating in 16 playoff games. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound native of Laval, Canada, set career highs last season with three goals and 23 points in 75 combined regular-season games with the Penguins and Ducks.

He averaged 18 minutes and 40 seconds of ice time with the Ducks during the regular season and increased that to 20:46 during the playoffs. Despres and Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm, Sami Vatanen and Josh Manson are all 24 or younger and together form a group that might be the cornerstone of the Ducks’ defense for years to come.

helene.elliott@latimes.com

Fixed the bolding

[no name]

Glad that bum is no longer our problem.

[Penspal]

How are Despres and the Ducks doing this year

[sniper]

How are Despres and the Ducks doing this year

He's been out injured most of the year and only played in 4 games.