Zetterberg says he wants to spend his whole career in Detroit

[stevkrause 1,247]

On MLIVE - Good Article

This needs to be done, I'd love to see them lock him up for something like 6 years+

[Salviaman 104]

Well of course he does

[Dabura 12,232]

Hopefully that means he'll settle for less than he deserves with his next contract.

....In retrospect, that sounds like a horrible thing to wish for. But you get me.

[stevkrause 1,247]

Hopefully that means he'll settle for less than he deserves with his next contract.

....In retrospect, that sounds like a horrible thing to wish for. But you get me.

I think what you meant to say is "hopefully he'll give us a hometown discount"

in other words, the exact same thing you said, but it sounds better, haha

[StevieY9802 6]

Hopefully that means he'll settle for less than he deserves with his next contract.

....In retrospect, that sounds like a horrible thing to wish for. But you get me.

Deserves? On the open market he could say well look what Gomez and Drury got I should get 8mil compared to them. I would like him right around what Dats got, right around 7mil. Thats a lot of money tied up in two players but you have to keep them.

[Wings&Beer 0]

This is GREAT news!!!! Get it on paper Kenny :deal:

[Dabura 12,232]

Deserves?

Yes. He deserves a hell of a lot of moola, and he would be perfectly justified in demanding it. But I'm hoping for that euphemistic "hometown discount."

[06TJSport 0]

He said he'd take a hometown discount at the end. w00t

[Grittzkey 1]

When the teams doing good everyone wants to be there.

lets see what happens when we hit a bump in the road.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

I have huge difficulties to [imagine] that I [would] go to someone else's club only in order to [earn a] few some million [more], says Zetterberg.

How can anyone not love this guy?

[YoungGuns1340 1]

This is news?

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

I think Holland should take a page out of Charles Wongs book, and give Zetterberg like an 8 year deal or something. I would keep him around for that long, Kid's fantastic.

[kylee 727]

with this in mind, Henrik always has looked great in red.

let's keep it that way.

and for contract talks,

to me it wouldnt even matter, give him what he wants. deserves every cent and then some.

[wingslogo19 281]

Lock him up kenny

[Yzerfan1999 81]

I think Holland should take a page out of Charles Wongs book, and give Zetterberg like an 8 year deal or something. I would keep him around for that long, Kid's fantastic.

Screw 8 years - give a front loaded contract through 2020!

[wingslogo19 281]

Screw 8 years - give a front loaded contract through 2020!

I like it

[Guest Canadian Wings]

Dear Zetterberg,

You are a class act, I love you.

Sincerely, Canadian Wings

[stevkrause 1,247]

I like it

[LeftWinger 5,153]

...well I hope he is true to his word. Swede's seem to be (more than Russian's that is! (jab at Fedorov!)) No doubt Zetterberg is the NEW face of this franchise. Lids is cap, but Zetts is the new MAN in Detroit. Thank God it didn't take too many years to find the new prodical son after the last one retired!!!! This man will be the next Captain (when Lids retires) and when it comes down to chosing between him and Dats, it'll be so long to Dats! Even though they won't have to do that for a long time!!! I can see Zetts getting a similar deal to Dats, in length as well.

...I hope he does!

...a little observation involving a different sport. The Tigers announced today that Joel Zumaya will be out about half the 08 season due to an injury sustained while moving personal items. Makes me wonder, I am in prolly in the worst shape I can be in, I work at a job doing physical labor. I work at my house as well, moving personal items around (furniture, heavy items) how come these guys seem to get injured more than I do, doing normal things? For pete's sake Zumaya just came back from wrist surgury beause he played Guitar Hero too much! Now he has to have shoulder surgery from moving furniture? I think these players are babied a little too much, or they are just glass barbie dolls...

...now back to your regularly scheduled NHL talk...

[RedStormRising 7]

Get it done Kenny!

[Chase 0]

As long as this guy they call Z and Datsyuk are around here for the rest of their careers, we will surely win lots of games guys.

Get it done, Kenny!!

[StevieBoy 2]

"Zäta's" radar-partner in Detroit, Pavel Datsuk, typed last summer one six-year contract that [gives him] a yearly salary of $43 million USD--and the total is worth over 300 million Swedish Kronor.

I guess the translation is a little off....

[irishtemper14+25 11]

i like it a lot, but i was hopin he might take a discount and get a lil less than dats

[Viperar 16]

great news...nothing new though, glad he wants to stay

[Barrie 900]

i like it a lot, but i was hopin he might take a discount and get a lil less than dats

In all fairness to Datsyuk, Zetterberg should get more considering he signed long term a few seasons later.

Z won't find a better city to play hockey in, and I'm sure he knows it. I bet too that Chelios, Lidstrom, Draper, Maltby, Ozzie, Holmstrom, etc. have told him how great the Wings treat them.