via Bob Duff of Detroit Hockey Now,
As he was considering a contract offer from the Red Wings, defenseman Olli Maatta was wanting a second option. He thought opting to get a AA rating on the city of Detroit and the organization would be a wise investment strategy.
He contacted forward Andreas Athanasiou to solicit his opinion on both Motown and Hockeytown. The two were teammates with the Los Angeles Kings.
AA gave both entities a AAA rating.
“Athanasiou, I’m pretty good friends with him,” Maatta explained. “He was there for a long time and he had nothing but good things to say about it – the organization and team-wise, the guys in there, the staff.