The 23-year-old stands at 6-foot-0, 170 pounds. Instead, the LA Kings signed him to a three-year entry-level contract in May 2018. Morrison is a center, who was drafted in the fourth round of the 2015 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, but he never signed with the team. Maatta was set to have a $4.08M cap hit for the next two years, but the Blackhawks are retaining $750K of that.ĭ Olli Maatta ($750,108 retained of $4.083M) That said, I am not sure if he’s first pairing material, which was something I was hoping the Kings would provide with Drew Doughty. During the regular season, he was slotted in at the second and third pairings, playing both at LD and RD, so his versatility cannot be ignored. He shined in the postseason, scoring 3 goals with 3 assists for 6 points in 9 games while primarily paired with Slater Koekkoek. The Finnish defenseman logged a 49.0 Corsi-for percentage and a 47.9 expected-goals-for percentage.įor reference, the Blackhawks were not a great puck possession team last year, finishing in the bottom half of the league with a 48.8 Corsi-for percentage. Most recently, he scored 4 goals with 13 assists in 65 games while contributing 2 short-handed goals and averaging 18:25 on-ice time. Maatta was drafted 22nd overall in the 2012 NHL Draft. The 26-year-old was traded from the Penguins to the Blackhawks the last offseason to shore up Chicago’s defensive end. Maatta was one of the first guys I pegged as a good choice for the Kings’ left-shot defenseman. TRADE: Olli Maatta is coming to the LA Kings in exchange for forward Brad Morrison.

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