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Contract Talk- Daniel & Henrik Sedin
by Paul on 02/20/09 at 11:03 AM ET
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from Canucks Nation at the Vancouver Province,
According a to a published report, the twins are seeking identical five-year deals that average $6.5 million US a year. Meanwhile the Canucks have offered $5.5 million US over three or four years. These numbers shouldn’t shock anyone especially given some context. For starters it’s a negotiation so each side is seeking a deal that best suits its interests. Given that, there is still room to meet somewhere in the middle, which is about what everyone expected, to get a deal done.
“There’s still several months before July so I’m not terribly concerned,” Barry said. “Based on our discussions, they want them to stay and they want to stay. We’ll just have to keep working.”
Barry would not confirm or deny the figures but said: “As far as I can see from those numbers, that’s about a million apart and any other way to take is funny math as far as I’m concerned.”
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Whoops, check the spelling of Daniel’s name, please.
Posted by Muero from Ohio on 02/20/09 at 12:29 PM ET
...and this is why the Canucks have stunk it up for so long. Neither Sedin is worth more than 5 million a year, yet the team starts their negotiation already overpaying for them by 500k each.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 02/20/09 at 12:55 PM ET
I can’t imagine there are many/any teams willing to tie up $13 between the two of them… It kind of amazes me that Vancouver’s “low” end is as high as it is. I can’t imagine that, if they’re indeed looking for $6.5 each, there is ANY way they stay together if they hit the open market.
Posted by Garth on 02/20/09 at 02:26 PM ET
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Daniel 18 points in 43 playoff games.
Henrik 20 points in 43 playoff games.
They arent even close to PPG players in the regular season since they joined the league.
Gillis would be a fool to give them anything more than $5.5 mill a season…
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 02/20/09 at 12:28 PM ET