Zetterberg signs extension with Easton

[Guest mindfly]

http://www.hockeyexpressen.se/nhl/1.127936...-nya-jatteavtal

Says he's been on ice with Rögle(SEL) since he came to sweden, flying back to detroit tomorrow to go on ice with some teammates and get ready for the camp on sep 19th

Yeah it's offseason so everything is a good read now lol

[HenrikRules40 14]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I read was "Zetterberg signs extension." Thanks a lot.

[Guest mindfly]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I read was "Zetterberg signs extension." Thanks a lot.

Hehe that was part of my plan I feel so evil >D

We have to wait until sep/oct for Z's extension with the organization

Edited August 27, 2008 by mindfly

[Doggy 130]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I read was "Zetterberg signs extension." Thanks a lot.

Firstly, if he went to another team, you'd totally go with him wouldn't ya?

There's no second.

[arnoldbuck 0]

Haha, same here. I just nearly s*** myself. Oh well, I know he will re-sign here. He is making big bucks from Easton, so he can afford to take a little less from Dtown.

[HenrikRules40 14]

Firstly, if he went to another team, you'd totally go with him wouldn't ya?

There's no second.

You stole that!

First of all, I wouldn't go with him. However, I would shoot him in the foot so he couldn't play anywhere else.

(Again, there's no second of all.)

[Doggy 130]

You stole that!

First of all, I wouldn't go with him. However, I would shoot him in the foot so he couldn't play anywhere else.

(Again, there's no second of all.)

#1 that would be very vindictive. How could the Wings exact revenge by beating him with his new team?

#2 ....... there is a #2. You stole it from me. I'm pretty sure that's what happened.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Dammit! Another player jumping to go play in some Euro league.

Oh well, I hope he enjoys playing in Easton, wherever it is. We could have definitely paid him more.

[redwings1914 18]

GET IT DONE KENNY!!!!!!!!!1111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zion 93]

1.85 million a year for five years. See? Everyone will take a discount to play here.

Oh wait...

[German Red Wing 0]

Dammit! Another player jumping to go play in some Euro league.

Oh well, I hope he enjoys playing in Easton, wherever it is. We could have definitely paid him more.

Easton locations

Oh my, the British League... What does Easton have that Detroit has not?

[Yzerfan1999 81]

God this just makes me nervous thinking about an extension. Why isn't Holland getting this done before the season starts? Its my nightmare to see Zetterberg become a UFA.

[Shutemdown 23]

God this just makes me nervous thinking about an extension. Why isn't Holland getting this done before the season starts? Its my nightmare to see Zetterberg become a UFA.

Probably wouldn't happen in a million years.

Being the man that's already kind of been slated as "the next captain / RW for life", I doubt the organization would ever let him go. It's scary to say, but if Hank demanded more money, I can see them even denying Franzen to keep Zett around.

Luckily, between our amazing management and Hank's dedication to the team, we don't have to worry about that. They'll come to a compromise somewhere soon and it will all get worked out.

Like someone said earlier, he's making some decent cash on the side with Easton. Assuming he signs for around 6.5M, that's like getting an extra $2M just from that single endorsement, on top of other deals he's undoubtedly getting offered.

I can imagine money isn't the biggest thing on his mind right now. At least not enough to leave his new home.

[Guest Dump-N-Thump]

Now start producing Zetterberg instead of Forsberg sticks

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

God this just makes me nervous thinking about an extension. Why isn't Holland getting this done before the season starts? Its my nightmare to see Zetterberg become a UFA.

Not to worry....no way Kenny lets Z come even close to becoming an UFA. Bank on it.

Probably wouldn't happen in a million years.

Being the man that's already kind of been slated as "the next captain / RW for life", I doubt the organization would ever let him go. It's scary to say, but if Hank demanded more money, I can see them even denying Franzen to keep Zett around.

Luckily, between our amazing management and Hank's dedication to the team, we don't have to worry about that. They'll come to a compromise somewhere soon and it will all get worked out.

Like someone said earlier, he's making some decent cash on the side with Easton. Assuming he signs for around 6.5M, that's like getting an extra $2M just from that single endorsement, on top of other deals he's undoubtedly getting offered.

I can imagine money isn't the biggest thing on his mind right now. At least not enough to leave his new home.

You're kidding yourself if you honestly believe Z will be had for $6.5 even in a long-term contract. Dats signed towards the end of two seasons ago at $6.7 when the salary cap was nowhere near where it is now. His contract at this point is beyond a bargain and with the cap hopefully continuing to rise, Z's likely contract of 6-7 years/$7.25-$7.50 million will end up being beyond a bargain long-term as well. Actually, $7.5 million per is a good contract *right now* given some of the other contracts out there and the fact that the single player maximum for this coming year will be $11.34 million. Obviously the Wings' philosophy of "winning championships takes sacrifices" will keep Z's contract from being where it should be, which is around $8-$9.

[Guest mindfly]