Red Wings re-sign Seider to 7-year, $59.85M contract

The Detroit Red Wings re-signed stalwart defenseman Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract with an average annual value of $8.55 million, the team announced Thursday.

The Red Wings now have all of their restricted free agents under contract after inking forward Lucas Raymond to an eight-year deal worth $8.075 million annually.

Seider is now Detroit's second-highest paid player, trailing only captain Dylan Larkin, who makes $8.7 million per year.

The contract took nearly all of the Red Wings' remaining cap space, as the team is now left with $198,194 with a 23-player roster, per PuckPedia.

Seider has never missed a game in his three-year career and is coming off his third straight campaign with at least 42 points. He's led all Red Wings skaters in average ice time in each of those seasons.

The German won the Calder Trophy in 2021-22 for his 50-point season.

Despite Seider's enviable profile as a 6-foot-3, 205-pound right-shot defenseman who's physical and produces offensively, there are some underlying concerns about his game. His minus-9.4 defensive goals above replacement was the worst among all NHL skaters in 2023-24, per Evolving-Hockey.

The Red Wings drafted Seider sixth overall in 2019.