{"id":125508,"date":"2022-03-10T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=125508"},"modified":"2022-03-10T10:20:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:20:47","slug":"philadelphia-flyers-rasmus-ristolainen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/03\/10\/philadelphia-flyers-rasmus-ristolainen\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Flyers Re-Sign Rasmus Ristolainen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to terms with defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/ristora01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasmus Ristolainen<\/a>. Once thought to be among lead trade candidates is staying in Philly for five more years. The AAV is $5 Million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Still work being done between agent and team finalizing the Ristolainen extension in Philadelphia. 5 years at $5 mil believed to be the terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenDreger\/status\/1501931141141565440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Philadelphia Flyers Sign Rasmus Ristolainen<\/h2>\n<p>The Flyers completed this signing ahead of the 2022 trade deadline, a somewhat surprising move considering their status as &#8220;sellers&#8221; this year. Ristolainen carries a $5.4 million cap hit this season and now slightly less next year. The 27-year-old spent his entire NHL career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/sabres\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> prior to 2021-22. Philadelphia acquired him this summer in exchange for a 2021 first-round pick (Isak Rosen), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/haggro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Hagg<\/a>, and a second-round pick in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ristolainen is a rugged, hardnosed defenceman and former first-round pick from 2013. This season, he scored two goals and 11 assists for 13 points, adding 26 minutes in penalties. Teams don&#8217;t acquire players like Ristolainen to put up points, though, and his possession numbers further illustrate just that. His 44.9 percent Corsi and relative Corsi of -4.0 aren&#8217;t exactly head-turners. However, a lot of that comes from the fact that he starts 57.1% of his shifts in the defensive zone.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;19129&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Over his nine-year career, there was one season in which over 50% of his zone starts came in the offensive zone. Unsurprisingly, that year also marked the best possession metrics of his career. He earned a modest 50.3 percent Corsi and relative Corsi of 3.1 that season, back in 2017-18. The only statistics he piles up are hits and blocked shots (146 and 71, respectively). Basically, teams know exactly what the 6&#8217;4, 220-pound Ristolainen brings to the table.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>For the Flyers, the signing may have just doubled-down following what they should absolutely consider a failed move last summer to acquire Ristolainen. The team did not experience the bounce-back season they hoped for. The players acquired contributed as much if not less than the players dealt away.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, 2021-22 saw the Flyers cement their place at the bottom of the league. By re-signing Ristolainen, Philadelphia seems to be refusing to move on from the poor decisions of the last calendar year. However, other moves may still be made.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LXQXayWSQOh1hidfNZrwpQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1382598676\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LXQXayWSQOh1hidfNZrwpQ',sig:'40m_gVDsW-vPzMgTrxnWG2tQMrOndad-6-olO4bREVU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1382598676',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to terms with defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen. Once thought to be among lead trade candidates is staying in Philly for five more years. The AAV is $5 Million. 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