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Ansar Khan over at MLIVE reports that an announcement could be coming soon that Pavel Datsyuk has signed a contract extension that would keep him in a Red Wings uniform.

Are the Detroit Red Wings closing in on a contract extension with star forward Pavel Datsyuk? Datsyuk’s agent, Gary Greenstin, believes they are.

“I believe it’s very close,” Greenstin said on Thursday.
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Holland was not prepared to declare a deal is close but said he’s had productive talks and planned to have one more discussion with Greenstin in the next couple of days.

“I’m optimistic that we’re going to get something done by the first of July to keep Pavel in a Detroit Red Wings uniform,” Holland said. “My sense is he wants to remain in Detroit. Is there a chance this could go south? Yeah, there’s always a chance.”

This would be a nice way to head into the playoffs. Detroit would have the top two forwards on the team signed for the next two seasons. It would also allow Ken Holland to head into the offseason from a position of strength as negotiations with Datsyuk would be over and he would have a better idea of exactly how much money he would have available to try and lure free agents.

Pavel Datsyuk Red Wings

April 6th, 2007
Categories: Red Wings . Author: Dave

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